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Culinaria Spain: A Literary,Culinary,and Photographic Journey for Gourmets from: Konemann List Price: £19.99 City Travel Guides Price: £13.00 You Save: £6.99 (35%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 641 EAN: 9783833111402 ISBN: 3833111402 Label: Konemann Manufacturer: Konemann Number Of Pages: 488 Publication Date: 2004-08 Publisher: Konemann Studio: Konemann Sales Rank: 130259 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Excellent! More than just a cook book!An excellent book containing moouthwatering decriptions of the ingedients and talks of traditions of cooking and eating as well as recommendations of wines to try in all the area of the the country. Well worth a read for a foodie! Rating: - Excellent!I spotted this in my local shop and immediately gave in to temptation! It is a thing of beauty, as well as a fascinating mine of information. I'm seriously considering buying other titles in this series, either for myself or for birthday/Christmas presents. Rating: - What a joy!Well researched with background details to styles of dishes as well as individual recipes. Beautifully illustrated. The quintessential book on Spanish food and cookery. Rating: - `This Culinaria title whets your appetite to explore Spain with all your senses....'`A country's cuisine is its landscape in a cooking pot', said the Catalan writer Joseph Pla (1897-1981). That glance inside the cooking pot reveals more than a country's geography. To savour a nation's culinary customs is to experience the unfolding of an entire culture. Like tasting a fine wine, it takes time and patience, and a readiness to discover some hitherto unfamiliar subtleness. This book aims to awaken the reader's appetite for Spanish variety, the countless faces of nature, culture, and cuisine which it offers.......The decision to base the choice of recipes mainly on the traditional cuisines was an obvious one....... It invites its readers to a world of enjoyment. Follow as it beckons and take a culinary ... Read More: Rating: - A Reference Book and a Half - or should that be media!I was given this book as a leaving present when I left work to try out life in Spain - and I must say it has been invaluable. It is more than a recipe book - it really gets to the heart of life in spain and I have enjoyed reading sections over and over again! If you are thinking of spending any time in spain then this book is an absolute must - I would not want to live here without it!! |
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