The Fermented Man - Couverture souple

Dellinger, Derek

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0715651684 ISBN 13 : 9780715651681

Editeur : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Homebrewer and writer Derek Dellinger began a journey that would change nearly everything he thought he knew about fermented food and drink, and as a beer expert he knew a great deal. For an entire year, Dellinger would eat or drink only microbe-made foods. Exploring the vast world of fermentation, he became the living embodiment of its cultural and nutritional power, transforming himself into the Fermented Man.

In this entertaining and informative narrative, Dellinger catalogues his year spent on this unorthodox diet, revealing insights about the science of fermentation, its cultural history, culinary value, and nutritional impact along the way. He goes beyond old favourites like yogurt and sauerkraut to show us how fermentation occurs in a wide range of foods we might never have expected, and is at the root of many unique delicacies around the world. From foraging for living bacteria in the modern grocery store, to sampling mucous-green Century Eggs in Chinatown, to a winter quest to Iceland for rotten shark meat, he investigates a realm of forgotten foods that is endlessly complex and surprisingly flavourful. And despite our collective aversion to bacteria, Dellinger's experience and research reveals that it is these same microbes that may hold the key to our health and diets.

Revue de presse

'Explains the wide range of fermented foods, the role flavour plays, health benefits, and the basic processes, and he includes a few recipes' --Kirkus

'An engaging writing style and keen sense of humour... with a Hemingwayesque sense of personal adventure' --Chronogram

'Through his eyes and gut we get a unique invitation to taste a surprising array of foods as alive as our own bodies... Let this delicious state of affairs expand your mind and what you eat' --David Montgomery and Anne Biklé, authors of The Hidden Half of Nature

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715651684
• ISBN 13: 9780715651681
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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