Cheeses of the World: An Illustrated Guide for Gourmets - Hardcover

Nantet, Bernard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847815994 ISBN 13: 9780847815999

Publisher: Rizzoli, 2005

Synopsis

Parmesan, Camembert, Edam, Gouda-- these cheeses enjoy worldwide reputations. But have you heard of Picodon, Pultost, Caerphilly, and Manchego? And do you know their flavor, their texture, or their origin?

Cheeses of the World, with its rich array of full-color illustrations, provides answers. Detailed portraits of some two hundred of the most famous cheeses from thirty-seven countries illustrate and describe each according to type, production method, and appearance. In addition, this book establishes a system of classification for more than seven hundred different kinds of cheeses.

Cheeses of the World explores, from antiquity until today, how the varieties of cheese developed and diversified. It takes the reader from some of the world's most beautiful pastures to the aromatic ripening cellars and caves, and explains the traditional and industrial methods of cheese making.

Gourmets, connoisseurs and amateurs alike will find Cheeses of the World, written and compiled by international cheese specialists, a synthesis of the many aspects of the delicacy known as cheese. Here, too, they will discover all the practical information needed to make discerning choices among the vast selection of cheese available today and to savor them for their full gastronomic value.

About this title

About the Author

Bernard Nantet is a journalist who specializes in Mediterranean and African subjects. Born in the Alps, the home of many excellent cheeses, he became a devotee of rural life and natural food. His collaborators are Patrick Rance, author of The Great British Cheese Book and The French Cheese Book; Ninette Lyon who has written six books on food, among them Fromages; and Jean Claude Ribaut, a food and restaurant critic for the Paris newspaper Le Monde.

From the Inside Flap

Parmesan, Camembert, Edam, Gouda-- these cheeses enjoy worldwide reputations. But have you heard of Picodon, Pultost, Caerphilly, and Manchego? And do you know their flavor, their texture, or their origin?

Cheeses of the World, with its rich array of full-color illustrations, provides answers. Detailed portraits of some two hundred of the most famous cheeses from thirty-seven countries illustrate and describe each according to type, production method, and appearance. In addition, this book establishes a system of classification for more than seven hundred different kinds of cheeses.

Cheeses of the World explores, from antiquity until today, how the varieties of cheese developed and diversified. It takes the reader from some of the world's most beautiful pastures to the aromatic ripening cellars and caves, and explains the traditional and industrial methods of cheese making.

Gourmets, connoisseurs and amateurs alike will find Cheeses of the World, written and compiled by international cheese specialists, a synthesis of the many aspects of the delicacy known as cheese. Here, too, they will discover all the practical information needed to make discerning choices among the vast selection of cheese available today and to savor them for their full gastronomic value.

Bernard Nantet is a journalist who specializes in Mediterranean and African subjects. Born in the Alps, the home of many excellent cheeses, he became a devotee of rural life and natural food. His collaborators are Patrick Rance, author of The Great British Cheese Book and The French Cheese Book; Ninette Lyon who has written six books on food, among them Fromages; and Jean Claude Ribaut, a food and restaurant critic for the Paris newspaper Le Monde.

Reviews

Nantet and his collaborators, ably assisted by photographer Jean-Pierre Dieterlen, produce a paean to, purportedly, the world's different cheeses; but really they concentrate on Old World cheese history, manufacturing techniques, and classifications. Though some bias exists (most notably about the protection of European agriculture), the majority of the text straightforwardly describes over 700 cheeses in 37 different countries, each entry including an overture about the cheese's specific provenance, as well as details on shape, weight, type, and maturation process. Sandwiched in between this categorization process are illustrations, old and new, and the myths surrounding this milk-based product. Unfortunately, short shrift is given to the innovations of the New World, including Australia, New Zealand, and Central and South America. Barbara Jacobs

Edition details

• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847815994
• ISBN 13: 9780847815999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256