Languages of Food

We are what we eat! But what do we eat?

In Reggio Emilia the choice of having and keeping kitchens inside every municipal infant-toddler centre and preschool has, ever since, a strong pedagogical and cultural meaning. Kitchens become a virtuous interlacement of local culinary tradition, ecology, culture of the dialogue, art and globalism. Lunch time is a space for relations and encounters with the others and the world. From this context we elaborated a cook book made of good recipes, experiences, projects, thoughts.

Edited by Ilaria Cavallini and Maddalena Tedeschi

Graphic design by Marco Appiotti with Rolando Baldini

English translation by Leslie Morrow

Published by Reggio Children, 2008; 112 pages