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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781014803321

Autore

This Hervé

Titolo

Building a meal [[electronic resource] ] : from molecular gastronomy to culinary constructivism / / Hervé This ; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-79642-9

9786612796425

0-231-51353-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Arts and traditions of the table

Altri autori (Persone)

DeBevoiseMalcolm

Disciplina

641.5

Soggetti

Cookbooks

Molecular gastronomy

Food habits - France

Cooking, French

Cooking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Hard-boiled egg with mayonnaise -- Simple consommé -- Leg of lamb with green beans -- Steak and french fries -- Lemon meringue pie -- A new kind of chocolate mousse.

Sommario/riassunto

Considering six bistro favorites, Hervé This isolates the exact chemical properties that tickle our senses and stimulate our appetites. More important, he identifies methods of culinary construction that appeal to our memories, intelligence, and creativity.