Truffle - A Global History

Informationen zum Autor Zachary Nowak is Associate Director for the Food Studies Program at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy. Klappentext What is a truffle? Is it the euber-shroom, the highest order of fungal foods? Does it arrive, as some cultures feel, in the moment of a thunderclap? One thing is for sure: despite its unappetizing appearance, the truffle is without a doubt one of the most prized ingredients in the world's pantry. In this book, Zachary Nowak digs deep into the history and fame of this unlikeliest of luxury items, exploring the truffle's intoxicating hold on our senses how its distinctive flavor has become an instant indication of haute cuisine. Nowak traces the truffle's journey from the kitchens of East Asia, Europe and the Americas. Zusammenfassung Zachary Nowak gives us a cultural, historical, scientific and culinary history of the truffle, offering a thorough and complete portrait of this many-sided mushroom.

Product details

• Authors: Zachary Nowak, Nowak Zachary
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2015
• EAN: 9781780234366
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-436-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Edible; Reaktion Books - Edible; Edible; Reaktion Books - Edible
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > General, dictionaries, tables; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Kochen, Essen und Trinken, COOKING / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Cookery / food & drink etc, Food & society, Cultural studies: food and society, Cookery / food and drink / food writing