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Larousse Gastronomique (1938)

by Prosper Montagné, Librarie Larousse

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The ultimate guide to classical cuisine, now updated for the era of food processors and microwaves, completely freshly illustrated in full color and Americanized by the renowned author of Tastings. Over 900 full-color photographs and 70 black-and-white illustrations.
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  TychoKlop | Dec 24, 2023 |
I had this book on the shelf for years, and supposed it to be snooty and French. It is - and terrific stuff, too.
Handling a roadkill just after Christmas I browsed the book for venison recipes and discovered one (see Roebuck) attributed to Christian Dior, of all people. To my slight surprise it read well - it had, I imagine, a sort of New Look simplicity. And it was a triumph.
Now I browse the great tome occasionally, finding all sorts of treasures, including little biographies of extraordinary people, mostly French cooks and critics. ( )
  jason.goodwin | Mar 22, 2012 |
Highly regarded as a French gourmand's Bible, I keep this book close to the kitchen as a culinary dictionary. Entries are organized alphabetically, and brief recipes are filed where appropriate. For example, if you want to find different ways to cook sole, look up "sole," and the entry will provide an explanation of the subject, tips on how to select and prepare the fish, then different recipes that focus on ingredients rather than step-by-step instructions such as "Turn the oven to 400 degrees...."

My edition is old, from the '60s or '70s, but it is still is useful to have around. Larousse Gastronomique is a companion to the kitchen and certainly not a replacement for a cookbook, as the recipes are there more for inspiration than direct instruction. ( )
2 vote StoutHearted | Apr 23, 2009 |
Comprehensive coverage of French cuisine; obviously weaker elsewhere. Recipes are notoriously unreliable. Nice pictures. ( )
  jontseng | Apr 12, 2008 |
This is THE reference for me that I run to whenever I need to look up an ingredient or cooking term. It's especially enjoyable for some of the obscure stuff. I did not know that bit about the unreliability of the recipes as I've never tried one. ( )
  jveezer | Jun 27, 2007 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Montagné, Prosperprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Librarie Laroussemain authorall editionsconfirmed
Escoffier, AugusteForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Froud, NinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Froud, NinaEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gilbert, PhiléasForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gray, PatienceTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Murdoch, MaudTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Taylor, Barbara MacraeTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Turgeon, CharlotteEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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The ultimate guide to classical cuisine, now updated for the era of food processors and microwaves, completely freshly illustrated in full color and Americanized by the renowned author of Tastings. Over 900 full-color photographs and 70 black-and-white illustrations.

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