A cook's initiation into the gorgeous world of mushrooms /
[Book]
Philippe Emanuelli ; photographs by Frédéric Raevens ; translated by Martha Holmberg.
San Francisco, Calif. :
Chronicle Books,
2013.
287 p. :
ill. (some color) ;
30 cm.
Translation of Une initiation à la cuisine du champignon; originally published: Paris : Marabout, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and index.
About mushrooms -- Little lexicon of basics -- Recipe index -- Visual index of mushrooms -- Recipes. Wild mushrooms ; Outdoor spores ; Cultivated mushrooms ; Dried mushrooms ; All that glitters is not gold -- Preserves ; Featuring.
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"This beautiful guide to buying, storing, and cooking more than 20 varieties of wild and cultivated mushrooms (and truffles!) also collects 125 mouthwatering recipes. More than 100 color photographs capture the unique characteristics and, indeed, the elegance, of each type of mushroom, providing tempting visuals for the 100 dishes featured in the book. An evocative object in itself, 'A Cook's Initiation into the Gorgeous World of Mushrooms' will be equally at home on a gourmet's kitchen countertop and a nature lover's coffee table."--Publisher description.