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Chicken A to Z : 1,000 recipes from around the world / Mireille Sanchez ; translation, Emily Monaco.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2021Description: 864 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0847869768
  • 9780847869763
Other title:
  • Chicken A to Z : one thousand recipes from around the world
Uniform titles:
  • Poulet voyageur. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Celebrating chicken's central place in the world's culinary repertoire, this book gathers more than 1,000 recipes along with anecdotes, stories, and trivia from every continent. The recipes span the entire spectrum from family celebrations to intimate dinners and quick snacks to street food, and include variations from restaurant-style preparations to traditional home cooking. For the home cook, this book is a tireless source of inspiration for how to prepare chicken. Organized by region and country, each recipe comes with complementary recipes such as side dishes, sauces, condiments, or beverages, as well as alternate preparations and variations. Between the main recipes, their variations, and the sides, the book contains nearly 4,000 recipes. Of particular note is the marginalia that accompanies each recipe: historical anecdotes, information on particular chicken breeds or regional landraces, cultural information, and trivia--both serious as well as amusing. Domesticated long ago, the chicken--which can still be found in the wild in India--joined humankind in spreading across the globe. It is ubiquitous, but it is also a culinary star--truly indispensable."--Amazon.com.
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Celebrating chicken's central place in the world's culinary repertoire, this book gathers more than 1,000 recipes along with anecdotes, stories, and trivia from every continent. The recipes span the entire spectrum from family celebrations to intimate dinners and quick snacks to street food, and include variations from restaurant-style preparations to traditional home cooking. For the home cook, this book is a tireless source of inspiration for how to prepare chicken.



Organised by region and country, each recipe comes with complementary recipes such as side dishes, sauces, condiments, or beverages, as well as alternate preparations and variations. Between the main recipes, their variations, and the sides, the book contains nearly 4,000 recipes. Of particular note is the marginalia that accompanies each recipe: historical anecdotes, information on particular chicken breeds or regional landraces, cultural information, and trivia - both serious as well as amusing.



Domesticated long ago, the chicken - which can still be found in the wild in India - joined humankind in spreading across the globe. It is ubiquitous, but it is also a culinary star - truly indispensable.

In English, translated from the French.

"Originally published in French by Éditions BPI"--Colophon.

"First published in the United States of America in 2021 by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc."--Colophon.

Includes recipe index by region (pages 848-863).

"Celebrating chicken's central place in the world's culinary repertoire, this book gathers more than 1,000 recipes along with anecdotes, stories, and trivia from every continent. The recipes span the entire spectrum from family celebrations to intimate dinners and quick snacks to street food, and include variations from restaurant-style preparations to traditional home cooking. For the home cook, this book is a tireless source of inspiration for how to prepare chicken. Organized by region and country, each recipe comes with complementary recipes such as side dishes, sauces, condiments, or beverages, as well as alternate preparations and variations. Between the main recipes, their variations, and the sides, the book contains nearly 4,000 recipes. Of particular note is the marginalia that accompanies each recipe: historical anecdotes, information on particular chicken breeds or regional landraces, cultural information, and trivia--both serious as well as amusing. Domesticated long ago, the chicken--which can still be found in the wild in India--joined humankind in spreading across the globe. It is ubiquitous, but it is also a culinary star--truly indispensable."--Amazon.com.

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