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The Kitchen Magpie: A delicious melange of culinary curiosities, fascinating facts, amazing anecdotes and expert tips for the food-lover by James Steen (Hardcover, 2014)

The Kitchen Magpie is a feast of hundreds of food facts, mouth-watering myths and culinary curiosities; a delicious miscellany that satisfies all appetites. There are fascinating tips and expert know-how. How do you make the perfect pork crackling, the finest fried egg, or roast beef in an oven that's not even switched on? How do you tell a ripe melon? Why is the belly of salmon better than the tail? The answers are here, the science explained. The book also delves into the history of food through the ages and reveals who ate what, why, when and where. There's the tale of swan (and horse) in the British diet, as well as that of crane in the Japanese diet - the bird's blood was mixed with sake and then swigged by samurai warriors. Along the way we find out why on earth John Wayne kept his cow at a hotel, and who invented the fork. Also featuring exclusive cooking tips from the celebrity chefs of today,The Kitchen Magpie is a book unlike any other; a must-read for curious cooks and food lovers everywhere.

Book Title
The Kitchen Magpie: A delicious melange of culinary curiosities, fascinating facts, amazing anecdotes and expert tips for the food-lover
Author
James Steen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Food & Drink
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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