La
Signora Rosalba De Carlo è Maestra di Cucina del Ristorante Alle
due corti di Lecce.
To reflect the importance of the local culinary tradition and culture, the
University of Salento chose Rosalba as a case study. With Rosalba in mind,
a conference sponsored by Italian UNESCO Commission and ISNART (the National
Institute for Tourism Research) was organized, during which recognition
was given for both the cultural value of Rosalba’s knowledge and its
tie to the history of the Salentine territory, and its economic value. Rosabla
is an ‘in house’ resource working for a business in the tourism
sector. She is, thus, an advocate for development throughout the territory.
It’s upon this basis that the possibility of considering a particular
culture, in this case gastronomic, a source of economic sustainability develops,
especially because the activity is in harmony with the territory which produced
it.
The conference will shortly be followed by the publication of the conference
proceedings and the book upon which Rosalba has been working for some time.
It is not just a simple recipe book, but the desire to narrate the history
of a land starting from its flavours and seasoning it with recollections
of the serenity of a childhood passed in the countryside.
The
hands on the poster are those of Rosalba, which are like a metaphor for
knowledge which is both immaterial yet tangible, made up of flavours and
special dishes. It is a wisdom constructed by knowing hands which are more
