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The Foods and Wines of Spain : A Cookbook

The Foods and Wines of Spain : A Cookbook

Author: Penelope Casas
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date: 12 Oct 1982
ISBN-13: 9780394513485
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Description


This classic cookbook brings more than 400 of the traditional foods of Spain--with their extraordinary range of flavors--into the home kitchen. To search out the finest Spanish recipes, Penelope Casas traveled over 25,000 miles, crisscrossing the country. Region by region, she found local cooks and discovered their secrets, often putting to paper recipes that had never before been set down. In The Foods and Wines of Spain, she brings us savory meat and fish pies from the Celtic lands of Galicia; a legendary bean dish from the coastal mountains of Asturias; the renowned romesco sauce of ground almonds and dried sweet peppers from Cataluña; paellas from the rice paddies of Valencia; simple but exquisite fish dishes from Andalucía; breads from the wheat fields of Castilla; honey-drenched pastries from Extremadura; and much more.


Author Description


Penelope Casas was born in New York City, graduated from Vassar College with a magna cum laude in Spanish literature, and studied at the University of Madrid. She wrote about Spanish food and travel in Spain for Travel & Leisure, Saveur, Gourmet, Food & Wine, and The New York Times and she is also the author of Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain, Discovering Spain: An Uncommon Guide and ¡Delicioso! The Regional Cooking of Spain. In 1983 she was awarded the prestigious Spanish National Prize of Gastronomy. Casas died in 2013.






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