Rick Stein embarks on a journey of gastronomic discovery from Padstow to Bordeaux and then to Marseille. The book is divided into a diary section and recipe chapters. Featuring starters, light lunches, main courses and desserts, the recipes include authentic versions of French classics - Vichyssoise, Pissaladiere, Bouillabasse, Cassoulet and Tarte Tatin - as well as new takes on traditional ingredients: Seared Foie Gras on Sweetcorn Pancakes, Fillets of John Dory with Cucumber and Noilly Prat, Rabbit with Agen Prunes and Polenta and Prune and Almond Tart with Armagnac.



Fully illustrated with beautiful food photography by James Murphy and landscape photography by Craig Easton, Rick Stein''s French Odyssey is both a souvenir of an unusual and idyllic journey through rural France and an inspiring collection of classic and original recipesThe good news is that the French rural gastronomic dream is still a reality, and the best of its food can be reproduced at home.

Format Inbunden Omfång 216 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Ebury Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2005-09-05 ISBN 9780563522133