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Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of good cooking

Nosrat, Samin2017
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Whether you've never picked up a knife or you're an accomplished chef, there are only four basic factors that determine how good your food will taste. Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat are the four cardinal directions of cooking, and they will guide you as you choose which ingredients to use and how to cook them, and they will tell you why last minute adjustments will ensure that food tastes exactly as it should. This book will change the way you think about cooking and eating, and help you find your bearings in any kitchen, with any ingredients, while cooking any meal.
Main title:
Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of good cooking / by Samin Nosrat and art by Wendy MacNaughton ; with a foreword by Michael Pollan.
Author:
Nosrat, Samin, authorMacNaughton, Wendy, illustratorPollan, Michael, author of introduction, etc
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017.©2017.
Collation:
469 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-444) and index.
Contents:
The four elements of good cooking -- Salt -- Fat -- Acid -- Heat -- What to cook -- Recipes and recommendations -- Kitchen basics -- Recipes -- Salads -- Dressings -- Vegetables -- Stock and soups -- Beans, grains, and pasta -- Eggs -- Fish -- Thirteen ways of looking at a chicken -- Meat -- Sauces -- Butter-and-flour doughs -- Sweets.
ISBN:
9781476753836 (hardback)
Dewey class:
641.5
Language:
English
BRN:
455566
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
East Melbourne Library-Food and DrinkFOOD 641.5 NOSROn loan - Due: 01 Jul 2026
Library at the Dock-Food and DrinkFOOD 641.5 NOSROn loan - Due: 13 Jul 2026
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