The Food of Spain & Portugal - Elisabeth Luard
Paperback. Very good condition. 2004
In the "Food of Spain and Portugal", Elisabeth Luard is an expert guide, taking you through 21 regions and introducing over 200 recipes that all make a virtue of simplicity and let the ingredients speak for themselves.
It is this regional cuisine that has inspired a new generation of restaurant chefs, spearheaded by Ferran Adria at El Bulli and placed the area firmly on the foodie map with dishes flexible enough to accommodate new ideas and win acclaim in the sophisticated kitchens of Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona, but which, however inventive, always reference their traditional roots.
"The Food of Spain and Portugal" is as irresistible to the armchair traveller as to the cook eager to know the story behind the dishes.
In the "Food of Spain and Portugal", Elisabeth Luard is an expert guide, taking you through 21 regions and introducing over 200 recipes that all make a virtue of simplicity and let the ingredients speak for themselves.
It is this regional cuisine that has inspired a new generation of restaurant chefs, spearheaded by Ferran Adria at El Bulli and placed the area firmly on the foodie map with dishes flexible enough to accommodate new ideas and win acclaim in the sophisticated kitchens of Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona, but which, however inventive, always reference their traditional roots.
"The Food of Spain and Portugal" is as irresistible to the armchair traveller as to the cook eager to know the story behind the dishes.
