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    A Taste of Switzerland

    by Sue Style, John Miller (Photographer)


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    • ISBN-13: 9783952000274
    • Publisher: Bergli Books
    • Publication date: 07/01/1996
    • Pages: 160
    • Product dimensions: 9.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.67(d)
    • Age Range: 18 Years

    Sue Style, a food, wine and travel writer, was born and brought up in North Yorkshire. She studied Spanish at Madrid University ad later worked for the Latin American edition of The Economist. She has published a number of books on cooking and gastronomy and writes regularly for Financial Times Weekend and sporadically for Waitrose Food Illustrated, Gourmet and Decanter.com.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Feasting and fasting throughout the year
    Daily bread
    Of cows and cheese
    The federal sausage feast
    Wild beasts and wild mushrooms
    Champion chocolate consumption
    Fruits of the earth and heavenly distillations
    A taste of Switzerland's wines
    The art of the Swiss hotelier
    Postscript
    Bibliography
    Food and wine museums in Switzerland
    About the author
    About Bergli Books
    Index

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    Now you can discover some of Switzerland's finest recipes and culinary traditions. A Taste of Switzerland includes more than 50 recipes of specialities from all regions of Switzerland. Chapters focus on festivities, breads, cheeses, sausages, game and mushrooms, the significance of chocolate, fruits, wine, and the art of the Swiss hotelier. There is a bibliography, a list of food and wine museums, an index and 119 luscious colour photographs. Swiss food, folklore, history and traditions are interspersed with many recipes to give you a tempting taste of the richness of the country's diverse gastronomic cultures. Sue Style's writing stimulates more than your taste buds as she describes the delectable flavours that give a unique identity to each region. She takes you to dairies, vineyards, butchers and bakers, as well as to some of Switzerland's finest restaurants and hotels and shares with you her many impressions, anecdotes - and of course recipes. Clear and simple instructions enable you to prepare a whole range of Swiss dishes and specialities.

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