Mangia Tiella!

by Nicola Tarallo

Overview

Authentic Italian Recipes for the famous dish from Gaeta, Italy. La Tiella consists of two thin layers of dough crimped around the edges to enclose a filling of seafood or vegetables. Its name comes from the pan in which it is baked. In Gaeta, the local dialect uses the word ‘tiella' to refer to a pan with low sides which flare out. Therefore, the dish created in this pan is also called tiella The book includes many pictures.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012897695
Publisher:	eBookIt.com
Publication date:	06/23/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Nicola Tarallo was born and raised in Gaeta, Italy, a quaint beach town perfectly located between Naples and Rome. He holds a master's degree in kinesiology from the University of Rome, Italy. He also earned his Sleep Disorder Technician certificate from the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Nicola studied English at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, and at Brookhaven College in Dallas, Texas, where he also taught Italian classes.

Nicola has helped his grandfather, Nicola Magliocca, draft and prepare several books about the traditions of Gaeta and on the unique dialect of the "Gaetanos."

He has a passion for cooking and learned many of his family's secrets while watching his grandmother, Maria, and his mother, Nives, prepare delicious Italian dishes.