In the Kitchens of Castile (Pallas Guides) - Softcover

Van Hensbergen, Gijs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1873429045 ISBN 13: 9781873429044

Publisher: Pallas Athene Arts, 2003

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

Synopsis:

Art critic Gijs van Hensbergen had long dreamed of mastering Castilian cuisine - the least known and most delicious in Europe, with its suckling pigs and milk - fed lambs, and its extraordinary variety of seafood. He left England and travelled to Segovia, the oldest and most beautiful city in Castile, with the idea of apprenticing himself to one of the major restaurants there. Soon he was working for 12 hours a day, in temperatures of over a hundred, but rapidly learning the traditions, not only of Castilian kitchens, but also of the architecture, the literature, even the agriculture of the region. He absorbed himself in the Castilian way of life and describes it here most vividly. He writes of wild boar hunts, auctions conducted over church altars, 20 course banquets and the most exclusive wine grape in the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pallas Athene Arts
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1873429045
• ISBN 13: 9781873429044
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360