Kitchen mysteries : revealing the science of cooking = Les secrets de la casserole /

International celebrity and co-founder of molecular gastronomy Hervé This answers such fundamental questions as what causes vegetables to change color when cooked and how to keep a soufflé from falling. Sharing the empirical principles chefs have valued for generations, he shows how to adapt recipes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: This, Hervé
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Series Editor's Foreword
  • Cooking and Science
  • The New Physiolo³ of Flavor
  • Soup
  • Milk
  • Gels, Jellies, Aspics
  • Mayonnaise
  • The Egg's Incarnations
  • A Successful Soufflé?
  • Cooking
  • The Boiled and the Bouillon
  • Steaming
  • Braising
  • Chicken Stew, Beef Stew, Veal Stew
  • Questions of Pressure
  • Roasting
  • Deep-Frying
  • Sautés and Grills
  • Even More Tender
  • Salting
  • Microwaves
  • Vegetables
  • Sauces
  • A Burning Question
  • The Salad
  • Yogurt and Cheese
  • Fruits of the Harvest
  • Ices and Sorbets
  • Cakes
  • Pastry Dough
  • Sugar
  • Bread
  • Wine
  • The Alcohols
  • Jams
  • Tea
  • Cold and Cool
  • Vinegar
  • Kitchen Utensils
  • Mysteries of the Kitchen
  • Glossary.