Corsica! Bread, Wine, Sea Urchins (French Edition) By Nicolas Stromboni

Corsica! Bread, wine, sea urchins is much more than just a simple cookbook : it is a declaration of love to an island, to its gastronomy and to its inhabitants.
Winner of the Figaro Prize for the Gourmet Book 2016, this work signed Nicolas Stromboni, an emblematic figure of Corsican cuisine, offers an immersion into the heart of a region as rich and singular.

Through products, people, and recipes, Stromboni gives us a lively and sensitive portrayal of the Secret Corsica : that of traditions, ancestral gestures, and a culinary heritage passed down with passion.

🍷 An immersion into Corsican gastronomy

Charcuterie, cheeses, meats, fish, seafood, citrus fruits, chestnuts, and wines… the Corsican cuisine is a mosaic of flavors and stories.
Each product finds its place, enhanced in simple and delicious recipes, faithful to the diversity of the island's regions.

Discover theplate of chestnut flour polenta and grilled figatellu, the pie with endemic herbs and brocciu, or even the traditional Sea urchin feast by the water. These iconic dishes celebrate the Earth and sea, the sharing and the Conviviality.

📖 A cookbook, but also a book of encounters

Beyond the 80 recipes, Stromboni presents the portrait of artisans, fishermen, breeders, and producers who bring this exceptional culinary heritage to life.
These men and women, often in the shadows, contribute every day to preserving the soul of a Authentic and generous Corsica.

Through their perspective, we understand how skills are passed down, how each product tells a story, how the Gastronomy becomes culture.

📸 A visual tribute to the beauty of the island

The Photographs by Sandra Mahut capture with accuracy the Mediterranean light, the contrasting landscapes and the culinary gestures imbued with sincerity.
Their collaboration gives the book an aesthetic that is both rustic and elegant, where each page evokes the scent of the scrubland, the warmth of the sun, and the salty flavor of the shores.

🌿 An invitation to travel and transmission

Bread, wine, sea urchins is a hymn to nature, simplicity, and generosity.
It is a book that is as much read as it is cooked, a bridge between Tradition and modernity, between local products and gastronomic creation.

Leafing through this book, one feels the deep connection that binds the Corsicans to their land, their mountains, their coasts, and their tables.

👩‍🍳 About the author and photographer: Sandra Mahut

Sandra Mahut is an author, photographer, and culinary stylist.
Epicurean at heart, she has authored more than a hundred cookbooks.
His creations, inspired by his travels and encounters, combine Gourmet, aesthetics, and accessibility.
His sensitive gaze sublimates the products, textures, and emotions of the Corsican table, making this work unique.

🏝️ A favorite book

Corsica! Bread, wine, sea urchins is a true Ode to Corsica, an invitation to rediscover this island through the taste, flavors, and culinary traditions.
Between family recipes and contemporary creations, sensitive portraits and luminous photographs, it's a gourmet book To give as a gift or to treat oneself, to extend the pleasure of vacation and celebrate the Mediterranean art of living.

🟣 Characteristics

• Full title Corsica! Bread, wine, sea urchins

• Author : Nicolas Stromboni

• Photographs : Sandra Mahut

• Editor : Marabout

• Collection : Kitchen

• Language : French

• Publication date : September 28, 2016

• Format : Paperback

• Number of pages : 320

• EAN13 : 9782501103343

• ISBN : 978-2-501-10334-3

• Dimensions : 29.8 × 20 × 3.5 cm

• Weight : 1550 g

• Figaro Prize for the Gourmet Book : 2016