Cocina Vegetariana

Through these pages, we will learn about the evolution of Spanish cuisine from Iberian acorn flour cakes to Ferrán Adrià's spherical melon caviar. We will discover that the best story about the fruitful coexistence between Christian, Jewish and Muslim cuisines is owed to the prostitute Aldonza: "La lozana andaluza"; that on Columbus's second voyage to the 'West Indies' his sailors ate three manatees, believing them to be rather ugly mermaids; that Spain is the only country that can boast of having had a gourmet dog; that the first written document on potato omelette is dated in the year of...

Disfrute de los placeres de la cocina tailandesa con recetas para todas las ocasiones: aperitivos, sopas, ensaladas, platos al curry, tallarines y deliciosos postres. Se presentan ingredientes poco habituales, utensilios de cocina especiales y técnicas tradicionales de preparación y cocinado. Este volumen contiene explicaciones paso a paso y fotografías a todo color de cada receta.

Tartas en flor is a celebration of Peggy Porschen's skill, style and experience, and the first time that she has shared her repertoire of incomparable sugar blooms with her legions of fans. She reveals the secrets to making more than 30 gorgeous life-like flowers, from roses, peonies and pansies to cherry blossom, orchids and poppies. The 24 cakes include miniature cakes, large cakes and tiered cakes, demonstrating the simplest use of a single flower as well as inspired combinations of blooms. The wealth of ideas and variations will suit a wide range of occasions from birthdays, anniversaries ...

Rosario Olivas presenta un estudio, basado principalmente en el testimonio de los cronistas, sobre las costumbres gastronómicas, los banquetes, las técnicas utilizadas con los alimentos, el servicio, la comida cotidiana y festiva, la conservación de los alimentos, la despensa, las bebidas y utensilios empleados durante el imperio del Tahuantinsuyo. Muchos de los aspectos mencionados son practicados en la actualidad no solo en el Perú andino, sino también en las áreas rurales y urbanas de Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile y Argentina. Cabe resaltar que la obra recoge también historia, tradiciones ...