With tales about the ancient butter bogs of Ireland, the pleasure dairies of France, and the sacred butter sculptures of Tibet, Khosrova details butter’s role in history, politics, economics, nutrition, and even spirituality and art. Here, it finally gets its due.Īfter traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pastry chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story as rich, textured, and culturally relevant as butter itself.įrom its humble agrarian origins to its present-day artisanal glory, butter has a fascinating story to tell, and Khosrova is the perfect person to tell it. Ubiquitous in the world’s most fabulous cuisines, butter is boss. It’s a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock star. Readers will also find the essential collection of core butter recipes, including beurre manie, croissants, pate brisee, and the only buttercream frosting anyone will ever need, as well as practical how-tos for making various types of butter at home - or shopping for the best.“Edifying from every point of view-historical, cultural, and culinary.” -David Tanis, author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes With tales about the ancient butter bogs of Ireland, the pleasure dairies of France, and the sacred butter sculptures of Tibet, Khosrova details butter's role in history, politics, economics, nutrition, and even spirituality and art.
From its humble agrarian origins to its present-day artisanal glory, butter has a fascinating story to tell. After traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pastry chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story as rich, textured, and culturally relevant as butter itself. Ubiquitous in the world's most fabulous cuisines, butter is boss. It's a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock star.
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