The Gourmands Mushroom: A Collection of Stories and Recipes

Name: The Gourmand's Mushroom – A Book About Mushrooms | TASCHEN
SKU: The Gourmands Mushroom
Price: 40.00 EUR
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The history, culture, and art of mushrooms, plus original recipes.

40.00 €

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Book Description

„The Gourmand’s Mushroom“ is a comprehensive and visually stunning book about mushrooms, their history, cultural significance, and role in the kitchen. The book reveals how mushrooms have sparked people’s curiosity and inspired artists, writers, scientists, and culinary creators for centuries.

The book presents mushrooms from a wide variety of perspectives. It explores their role in ancient folklore, medicine, and mythology, as well as their connection to art, architecture, fashion, cinema, and even space exploration. The book features such diverse figures as Hieronymus Bosch, Beatrix Potter, María Sabina, Yayoi Kusama, and Takashi Murakami.

The publication also devotes considerable attention to the visual aspects of mushrooms. In the photographs, they are presented as objects of nature with striking shapes, textures, and an almost sculptural quality. The book allows readers to view mushrooms not only as food, but also as a cultural and aesthetic phenomenon.

An integral part of the publication is a collection of original recipes. In it, mushrooms are used in a variety of dishes: from Cantonese-style stuffed mushrooms and crispy tempura to pierogi, risotto, ravioli with wild mushrooms, mushroom sauce, and even mushroom ketchup.

The foreword to the book was written by chef and food writer Jeremy Lee. In it, he reflects on mushroom foraging, their fleeting existence, and their connection to culinary memories.

„The Gourmand’s Mushroom“ is a book for those interested in food, nature, art, culture, and unusual stories. It is both a collection of recipes and a cultural publication that invites readers to view mushrooms from a completely different perspective.