Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One
- 作者
- 出版社 Random House US
- 出版时间 2001年10月 第1版
- ISBN 9780375413407
- 定价 346.00
内容简介
Thisistheclassiccookbook,initsentirety—all524recipes."AnyonecancookintheFrenchmanneranywhere,"wroteMesdamesBeck,Bertholle,andChild,"withtherightinstruction."Andhereisthebookthat,formorethanfortyyears,hasbeenteachingAmericanshow.MasteringtheArtofFrenchCookingisforbothseasonedcooksandbeginnerswholovegoodfoodandlongtoreproduceathomethesavorydelightsoftheclassiccuisine,fromthehistoricGallicmasterpiecestotheseeminglyartlessperfectionofadishofspring-greenpeas.Thisbeautifulbook,withmorethan100instructiveillustrations,isrevolutionaryinitsapproachbecause:--itleadsthecookinfalliblyfromthebuyingandhandlingofrawingredients,througheachessentialstepofarecipe,tothefinalcreationofadelicateconfection;--itbreaksdowntheclassiccuisineintoalogicalsequenceofthemesandvariationsratherthanpresentinganendlessanddiffusecatalogueofrecipes;thefocusisonkeyrecipesthatformthebackboneofFrenchcookeryandlendthemselvestoaninfinitenumberofelaborations—boundtoincreaseanyone'sculinaryrepertoire-itadaptsclassicaltechniques,whereverpossible,tomodernAmericanconveniences;--itshowsAmericanshowtobuyproducts,fromanysupermarketintheUnitedStates,thatreproducetheexacttasteandtextureoftheFrenchingredients,forexample,equivalentmeatcuts,therightbeansforacassoulet,ortheappropriatefishandseafoodforabouillabaisse;--itofferssuggestionsforjusttherightaccompanimenttoeachdish,includingproperwines.SincetherehasneverbeenabookasinstructiveandasworkableasMasteringtheArtofFrenchCooking,thetechniqueslearnedherecanbeappliedtorecipesinallotherFrenchcookbooks,makingtheminfinitelymoreusable.Incompilingthesecretsoffamouscordonsbleus,theauthorshaveproducedamagnificentvolumethatissuretofindtheplaceofhonorineverykitcheninAmerica.
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