Supported by the National Trust. Fascinating and entertaining entries about Britain's greatest dishes and ingredients. Includes recipes for ten classics. Beautifully illustrated. A journey around the greatest dishes, local specialities and iconic ingredients Britain has to offer. Sprinkled with recipes and ruminations and with a hearty helping of history. Your go-to guide for the best Cornish pasty recipe, the surprising history of rhubarb, the origin story of the deep-fried mars bars and a verdict on jam-or-cream-on-top and tea-or-milk-in-first.
Exploring the rich histories of seven essential ingredients—honey, salt, chile, pork, rice, cacao, and tomato—this book delves into their significant roles in shaping global cuisines. Each ingredient's journey from its origin to diverse cultures is illustrated through engaging artwork and insightful narratives that highlight their social, cultural, historical, and botanical contexts. Additionally, it offers 63 original recipes, allowing readers to experience these culinary wonders in their kitchens, blending tradition with innovation.
Discover the best potato recipes the world has to offer in 65 delicious
recipes from soups to samosas; croquettes to chowders; curries to quesadillas;
and pies to pierogi.
'Brilliant and original ... From slow feasts to fast food, Linford shows that, no matter what we are cooking, time is of the essence' - Bee Wilson, Sunday Times The Missing Ingredient is about what makes good food, and the first book to consider the intrinsic yet often forgotten role of time in creating the flavours and textures we love. Written through a series of encounters with ingredients, producers, cooks, shopkeepers and chefs, exploring everything from the brief period in which sugar caramelises, or the days required in the crucial process of fermentation, to the months of slow ripening and close attention that make a great cheddar, or the years needed for certain wines to reach their peak, Jenny Linford shows how, time and again, time itself is the invisible ingredient. From the patience and dedication of many food producers in fields and storehouses around the world to the rapid reactions required of any home cook at the hob, this book allows us to better understand our culinary lives.
Česnek vzbuzuje již od pradávna v lidech silné emoce – jedni jej milují, druzí nenávidí. Navzdory tomuto rozporu si v průběhu věků vybudoval takřka kultovní status, a to nejenom jako kulinářská ingredience, ale i jako přírodní lék, posilovač imunity a ochrana proti upírům i jiným zlým silám. Jeho charakteristická chuť a aroma, jež zvládnou dodat tolik potřebný „šmrnc“ téměř jakémukoli pokrmu, z něj udělala neocenitelnou součást každé spíže.
Díky 65 nápaditým receptům, které dala dohromady kulinářská publicistka Jenny Linford, se i vy naučíte vařit s mnoha druhy a odrůdami česneku, jež se liší velikostí, pronikavostí i barvou. V této knize naleznete jak prostá a vydatná jídla s uzeným česnekem, tak exotičtější a neotřelé pokrmy využívající medvědí česnek. Osvojte si a rozpoutejte sílu této zázračné ingredience.
Téměř každý z nás si jistě oblíbil rajská jablíčka, onu zářivě červenou zeleninu lahodné chuti a výrazného aroma, která hraje nezastupitelnou roli při přípravě mnoha vynikajících pokrmů. Tato kniha však nenabízí pouze nahodilý výčet stokrát viděných a vyzkoušených receptů – naleznete v ní totiž více než 75 receptů na skutečně originální rajčatové pokrmy, jež těží z charakteristické chuti této fantastické ingredience. Recepty jsou navíc proloženy zajímavými články, jež se týkají jak šlechtění či pěstování rajčat, tak jejich skladování či zpracování. Sáhněte proto i vy do Košíku plného rajčat a vytáhněte z něj recept, který nejlépe vyhoví vašim chuťovým preferencím!
"Mushrooms--part of the fungi kingdom--come in an array of sizes, shapes, and colors, making them a fascinating ingredient to cook with. From regular humble cultivated button and oyster mushrooms, to wild mushrooms such as chanterelles and porcini, and not forgetting the VIP of the ingredient world, the truffle, this book covers them all. So much more than a tasty side for a fried breakfast, there are many things that make mushrooms a wonder-ingredient. Many mushrooms--such as the Shiitake, beloved in China, or Enoki, enjoyed in Japan--are carriers for the savoury umami fifth-taste. They are wonderfully diverse to cook with - natural allies with butter, herbs and garlic but also able to work well with all manner of spices. They can be eaten raw in carpaccio, plump in a fragrant bowl of noodles, or bound in buttery, flaky pastry. Their distinct yet delicate earthy flavour goes perfectly with luxurious foods like steak and cheese, but also bring body, bite and satisfaction to light plant-based meals, making them popular among vegetarians and vegans. Most varieties of mushrooms are inexpensive, low in calories and contain valuable vitamins and nutrients."--Publisher's description
