Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking
(Part of the Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Series)
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In Kitchen Mysteries, Herv This offers a second helping of his world-renowned insight into the science of cooking, answering such fundamental questions as what causes vegetables to change color when cooked and how to keep a souffl from falling. He illuminates abstract concepts with practical advice and concrete examples--for instance, how saut ing in butter chemically alters the molecules of mushrooms--so that cooks of every stripe can thoroughly comprehend the scientific principles of food.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:023114170X
ISBN13:9780231141703
Release Date:November 2007
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 8.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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