Any food professional or aspiring chef will quickly build confidence in the use of culinary terms with this indispensable guide to the correct spelling, pronunciation, definition, usage, and origin of over 4,500 terms. The updated Second Edition of The Chefs Companion succinctly covers all the latest terms relating to cooking techniques, food preparations, herbs and spices, varieties and cuts of food, wine terminology, and equipment for the professional kitchen, as well as notable figures in the history of food and gastronomy.

If you're looking for the entire world of cookery -this is the book that has it. On more than 1,000 pages, 60 renowned chefs from 40 countries present their favorite recipes. Page for page, true gourmets will be delighted to discover the wide spectrum of soups and appetizers, fish and meat dishes, sweets and desserts presented in words and pictures, along with practical hints on ingredients, methods and cooking times.

CULINA MEDITERRANEA

Product Description

Mediterranean cooking is exceptionally popular the world over, more so than almost any other regional style. Pizza and pasta, paella and tortillas, bouillabaisse and crème brûlée, all of these have long become part of our repertoire of recipes. How about venturing a step further and trying Tunisian-style filled vegetables, or Moroccan stuffed dates? Dishes include those from Spain,
France, and Italy to Greece and Turkey, all the way to Malta, Tunisia and Morocco. For each recipe, experienced chefs native to the region divulge their best tips for preparing it, along with fascinating background information about the culinary tradition particular to their home country.

Features:

* More than 350 classic and innovative recipes drawn from the entire Mediterranean region.

* More than 90 chefs from eight countries are at your disposal,
allowing for a true Mediterranean feast to be prepared easily at
home.

* Step-by-step cooking instructions are accompanied by detailed
photographs so that you can get your dish done right the first
time.

* Background information on ingredients and recipes is at your
fingertips to further enhance your knowledge of the local flavor.

* Index of recipes to quickly find your appetizer, soup, meat, and
fish dish or scrumptious desserts and baked goods.

The entire world of cookery in one book! 60 renowned chefs from 40 countries present their favorite recipes - there are 1,055 pages! There is a wide spectrum of dishes (soups, appetizers, fish, meat, and desserts presented in words and pictures, along with practical hints on ingredients, methods and cooking times.

If you're looking for the entire world of cookery -this is the book that has it. On more than 1,000 pages, 60 renowned chefs from 40 countries present their favorite recipes. Page for page, true gourmets will be delighted to discover the wide spectrum of soups and appetizers,fish and meat dishes, sweets and desserts presented in words and pictures, along with practical hints on ingredients, methods and cooking times

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.