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A guide to modern cookery — A. Escoffier

A guide to modern cookery

A. Escoffier

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 1252 pages

A Guide to Modern Cookery is Auguste Escoffier's comprehensive guide to culinary technique and professional kitchen practice. It sets out principles, methods, and recipes for both simple and elaborate dishes, making it a foundational work for cooks and housekeepers. Listeners interested in food history and classical French cooking will find it instructive and quietly influential.

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Contents

  1. Some Press Opinions
  2. A GUIDE TO MODERN COOKERY
  3. PREFACE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. GLOSSARY
  6. PART I: Fundamental Elements of Cooking
  7. Chapter I: Fonds de Cuisine
  8. Chapter II: The Leading Warm Sauces
  9. Chapter III: The Small Compound Sauces
  10. Chapter IV: Cold Sauces and Compound Butters
  11. Chapter V: Savoury Jellies or Aspics
  12. Chapter VI: The Court-bouillons and the Marinades
  13. Chapter VII: Elementary Preparations
  14. Chapter VIII: The Various Garnishes for Soups
  15. Chapter IX: Garnishing Preparations for Relevés and Entrées
  16. Chapter X: Leading Culinary Operations
  17. PART II: Recipes and Modes of Procedure
  18. Chapter XI: Hors-d’Œuvres
  19. Chapter XII: Eggs
  20. Chapter XIII: Soups
  21. Chapter XIV: Fish
  22. Chapter XV: Relevés and Entrées
  23. Chapter XVI: Poultry (Volaille)
  24. Chapter XVII: Roasts and Salads
  25. Chapter XVIII: Vegetables and Farinaceous Products
  26. Chapter XIX: Savouries
  27. Chapter XX: Entremets (Sweets)
  28. Chapter XXI: Ices and Sherbets
  29. Chapter XXII: Drinks and Refreshments
  30. Chapter XXIII: Fruit-stews and Jams

and 4 more chapters

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