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Description edit
Since its first publication in 1938, Larousse Gastronomique has been an unparalleled resource. In one volume, it presents the history of foods, eating, and restaurants; cooking terms; techniques from elementary to advanced; a review of basic ingredients with advice on recognizing, buying,... read more
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People edit
- Brillat-savarin: Add a description of this character.
- John Dory
- Landes
- Berry
- Cook
- Alexandre Dumas
- Anna
- Robert
- Curnonsky
- Nantua
- Colbert
- Helene Darroze
- Brown
- Soubise
- Broccio
- Lucullus
- Godard
- Sologne
- Grimod
- Lorraine
- La Varenne
- Paul Bocuse
- Maintenon
- Maxim
- Foyot
- Maroilles
- Procope
- Richelieu
- Syrah
- Albert
- Olivier De Serres
- Melba
- Margaux
- Henri Iv
- Cointreau
- Peters
- Granny Smith
- Michel
- Leon Daudet
- Saint-hubert
- Caesar
- Jean
- Chablis
- Laguipiere
- Henri Iii
- Charles
Setting & Locations edit
- France
- Paris
- Europe
- Madeira
- Italy
- Britain
- Spain
- United States
- Bordeaux
- Germany
- China
- India
- Alsace
- Chantilly
- England
- Australia
- Asia
- South America
- Provence
- North Africa
- Atlantic
- Normandy
- Middle Ages
- Japan
- West Indies
- California
- Brittany
- Rome
- Greece
- Switzerland
- Middle East
- North America
- Perigord
- Mexico
- Austria
- Scandinavia
- Russia
- Canada
- Turkey
- Curacao
- Belgium
- Poitou
- London
- Braise
- Corsica
- Bayonne
- Rouen
- Sauternes
- Toulouse
- Brussels
First Sentence edit
ABAISSE A term used in French cookery for a sheet of rolled-out pastry.
Authors & Contributors edit
- R. J. Courtine (Author)
- Prosper Montagne (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Joel Robuchon (Editor)
- Prosper Montagne (Contributor)
- Charlotte Snyder Turgeon (Contributor)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0517531372
Page Count: 1064
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0517531372
Page Count: 1064
Awards edit
- James Beard Foundation Book Award (2002: Reference, Winner)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 641.3003
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