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D.O.M. : rediscovering Brazilian ingredients / Alex Atala ; introduction by Alain Ducasse ; translated by Sam Gordon.

By: Atala, Alex [author.]Contributor(s): Gordon, Sam [translator.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Undetermined Publisher: London : Phaidon Press, 2013Description: 292 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780714865744 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Cooking, Brazilian | Food -- Brazil | Food and Drink | Food and DrinkDDC classification: 641.5'981 Summary: At D.O.M. in Sao Paulo, you won't find traditional staple ingredients of fine dining. Caviar, foie gras, and truffles are all absent from the menus. For the past 15 years, acclaimed chef Alex Atala has refused to import any ingredients traditionally found in the European kitchens in which he trained. Instead, he has scoured the lush bounty of the Amazon for indigenous produce and proteins, and crafted a cuisine steeped in classical techniques but distinctly and uniquely Brazilian. This cookbook offers an in-depth look at the products and creative process that make up his innovative cuisine.
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Translated into English.

At D.O.M. in Sao Paulo, you won't find traditional staple ingredients of fine dining. Caviar, foie gras, and truffles are all absent from the menus. For the past 15 years, acclaimed chef Alex Atala has refused to import any ingredients traditionally found in the European kitchens in which he trained. Instead, he has scoured the lush bounty of the Amazon for indigenous produce and proteins, and crafted a cuisine steeped in classical techniques but distinctly and uniquely Brazilian. This cookbook offers an in-depth look at the products and creative process that make up his innovative cuisine.

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