TARANTO, A SIMPOSIO COOKBOOK

Sea. Ritual. Memory.

Taranto is not an easy city.

It is a place of contrasts—
ancient and industrial,
sacred and restless,
beautiful and wounded.

The sea is everywhere.
It nourishes.
It defines.
It remembers.

Inside this volume:

• Narratives shaped by Taranto’s intensity and contradictions
  
• Authentic recipes rooted in coastal and working-class traditions
  
• Stories of ritual, faith, and resilience
  
• A journey through one of Italy’s most complex and powerful cities
  
• Photography that captures texture, labor, and light

A TASTE OF WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER

• Mussels, seafood, and dishes born from the Mar Piccolo
• Simple, essential ingredients transformed with skill
• Flavors that are direct, bold, and deeply local
• Recipes tied to seasons, rituals, and community life
• The intersection of land, sea, and survival
• A cuisine shaped as much by history as by necessity

A CITY THAT DOES NOT HIDE

Taranto does not soften itself.

It reveals.

Its food carries the same truth—
honest, intense, and rooted in reality.

This is not idealized Italy.

This is lived Italy.