First published in the 1980s there are over 500 recipes in this collectionand Elisabeth Luard has now revisited it to revise expand and update it. Therecipes co... » 

First published in the 1980s there are over 500 recipes in this collectionand Elisabeth Luard has now revisited it to revise expand and update it. Therecipes come from 25 countries ranging from Ireland in the west to Romania inthe east Iceland in the north to Turkey in the south. This compendium coversvegetable dishes potato dishes beans lentils polenta and cornmeal ricepasta and noodles eggs milk and cheeses fish poultry small game porkshepherds meats beef breads and yeast pastries sweet dishes herbsmushrooms and fungi oils and preserves. Written with scrupulous attention todetail and authenticity the recipes are peppered with anecdotes and littleknown facts about local history and folklore. «