France, the beautiful cookbook - Authentic recipes from the regions of France - Grand Format

A bounty of more than 240 recipes from the regions of France reveal the rich and varied produce of the world's renowned center of gastronomy. France the Beautiful Cookbook gives a rare insight into the less-publicized side of French cooking: a cuisine which, for centuries, has been passed down through families by word of mouth. This home cuisine, so rich in history and tradition - and so delicious - simmers and bubbles on family stoves and in country inns throughout each region. France the Beautiful Cookbook takes the reader from the countryside to the table. It explains the vital link between each region's history, geography and culinary traditions, and the people who make the food so unique. Without cassoulet, without hochpot, without bourride, without the wines and beers that go with them, France would not be France. Specially commissioned photographs graphically convey the diversity and beauty of France's terrain: the craggy hills of the south, the coastal fishing villages along the western coast, the lush pastures of the Loire, the colorful Mediterranean, and the alpine regions and volcanic plateaus of the center. The recipes are recorded in this beautiful book by the Scotto Sisters - food writers Marianne Carles - who grew up in Paris, spending the summers of their childhood in the French countryside. Each recipe has been carefully written, tested and photographed for this book. France the Beautiful Cookbook is the story of an ancient treasure trove of French regional gastronomy eloquently narrated by author Gilles Pudlowski and superbly captured in color by photographers Pierre Hussenot and Leo Meier.