Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking = Les Secrets de La Casserole

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Hervé This

Main Courses & Side Dishes

Columbia University Press

Mayonnaise "takes" when a series of liquids form a semisolid consistency. Eggs, a liquid, become solid as they are heated, whereas, under the same conditions, solids melt. When meat is roasted, its surface browns and it acquires taste and texture. What accounts for these extraordinary transformations? The answer: chemistry and physics. With his trademark eloquence and wit, Herv#65533; This launches a wry investigation into the chemical art of cooking. Unraveling the science behind common culinary technique and practice, Herv#65533; This breaks food down to its molecular components and matches them to cooking's chemical reactions. He translates the complex processes of the oven into everyday knowledge for professional chefs and casual cooks, and he demystifies the meaning of taste and the making of flavor. He describes the properties of liquids, salts, sugars, oils, and fats and defines the principles of culinary practice, which endow food with sensual as well as nutritional value. For fans of Herv#65533; This's popular volumes and for those new to his celebrated approach, The Science of the Oven expertly expands the possibilities of the kitchen, fusing the physiology of taste with the molecular structure of bodies and food.

The Science of the Oven

Cooking Education & Reference

De la science aux fourneaux

Pour la Science

Rätsel und Geheimnisse der Kochkunst

Piper

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