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The Science of the Oven (Arts and Traditions of the Table) - Hardcover

Buch 15 von 57: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History

This-Benckhard, Hervé

 
9780231147064: The Science of the Oven (Arts and Traditions of the Table)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0231147066 ISBN 13: 9780231147064
Verlag: Columbia University Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Mayonnaise "takes" when a series of liquids form a semisolid consistency. Eggs, a liquid, become solid as they are heated, whereas, under the same conditions, solids melt. When meat is roasted, its surface browns and it acquires taste and texture. What accounts for these extraordinary transformations?

The answer: chemistry and physics. With his trademark eloquence and wit, Hervé This launches a wry investigation into the chemical art of cooking. Unraveling the science behind common culinary technique and practice, Hervé This breaks food down to its molecular components and matches them to cooking's chemical reactions. He translates the complex processes of the oven into everyday knowledge for professional chefs and casual cooks, and he demystifies the meaning of taste and the making of flavor. He describes the properties of liquids, salts, sugars, oils, and fats and defines the principles of culinary practice, which endow food with sensual as well as nutritional value.

For fans of Hervé This's popular volumes and for those new to his celebrated approach,The Science of the Oven expertly expands the possibilities of the kitchen, fusing the physiology of taste with the molecular structure of bodies and food.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Hervé This is a physical chemist on the staff of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique in Paris. He is the author ofBuilding a Meal: From Molecular Gastronomy to Culinary Constructivism; Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking; and Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor, among other books.

Jody Gladding is a poet who has translated more than twenty works from French.

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Verlag
Columbia University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0231147066
ISBN 13 
9780231147064
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
192
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Columbia University Press
https://cup.columbia.edu/

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