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Book Overview
With this volume, Glenfiddich award-winning cookery writer Claudia Roden explores the history of the coffee bean. Her book also offers guidance on choosing and preparing coffee, and gives a selection... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140464891
ISBN13:9780140464894
Release Date:November 1981
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.0" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Best little book on coffee, ever
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This isn't only a book on coffee, it's a fine essay on the coffee ceremony of the Middle East. Fragrant with memory and wonderful descriptions of exotic places, it's a fun read as well as informative--just a lovely, little book.But the real worth of this book is the listing of coffee varietals, from Abyssinian (I mean Ethiopian, but that doesn't begin with "a") to Zaire. Roden's description of the flavor of these different coffees is surprisingly accurate; we had a Costa Rican brew and checked it against her listing and found it was right on the money. If you are tempted to try a new variety at your local roaster and don't know what "saucy, yet mild" means in terms of flavor, you should refer to Roden's book instead.There are also recipes for coffee-flavored desserts and little "to be served with the demitasse" sweets like apricot balls stuffed with pistachios. Hard to resist. So, don't.
Just the essentials.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Wondering what the proper method is to brewing a cup of coffee? Or perhaps all your attempts turn out to be a strange form of liquid mud? This is the book for you. Beautifully illustrated, this book covers all the bases, and then some.
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