Trifle - Couverture souple

Davidson, Alan; Saberi, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1903018722 ISBN 13 : 9781903018729

Editeur : Prospect Books, 2009

Synopsis

This book traces the development and spread of that quintessentially English dish, the trifle. Nothing is more emblematic of English cookery. Trifles have been a perennial of English summer lunches, tennis parties, and schoolboy dreams of plenty. The authors trace their origins to the earliest recipe of 1596 and its gradual transformation from a mere cooked cream to the many-layered custardy extravagance we know today. The stages on its journey, described with the lightest of touch, are illustrated by recipes extracted from classic English cookery books. With their customary brilliance the authors have universalised the English experience, casting far and wide for examples, returning home with trifles from Laos, America, Australasia, Mexico, Eritrea, South Africa, Afghanistan, Malta, and even Norway, where Veiled Maidens are all the rage at teatime. The resulting recipes, handy tips and historical speculation amount to a ladleful of wit and amusement.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late Alan Davidson was one of Britain's most distinguished writers on food. His books on fish and seafood and the Oxford Companion have severally been hailed as masterpieces. Prospect publishes not only his seafood books but also his deathless novel, Something Quite Big.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prospect Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1903018722
• ISBN 13: 9781903018729
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible