Molecular gastronomy : exploring the science of flavor /

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Author / Creator:This, Hervé.
Uniform title:Casseroles et éprouvettes. English
Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.
Description:xi, 377 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Series:Arts and traditions of the table
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5840632
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ISBN:023113312X (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-360) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Editor's Preface
  • Introduction to the English-Language Edition
  • Part 1. Secrets of the Kitchen
  • 1. Making Stock
  • 2. Clarifying Stock
  • 3. Hard-Boiled Eggs
  • 4. Quiches, Quenelles, and Puff Pastries
  • 5. Echaudes and Gnocchi
  • 6. The Well-Leavened Souffle
  • 7. Quenelles and Their Cousins
  • 8. Fondue
  • 9. Roasting Beef
  • 10. Seasoning Steak
  • 11. Wine and Marinades
  • 12. Color and Freshness
  • 13. Softening Lentils
  • 14. Souffleed Potatoes
  • 15. Preserves and Preserving Pans
  • 16. Saving a Creme Anglaise
  • 17. Grains of Salt
  • 18. Of Champagne and Teaspoons
  • 19. Coffee, Tea, and Milk
  • Part 2. The Physiology of Flavor
  • 20. Food as Medicine
  • 21. Taste and Digestion
  • 22. Taste in the Brain
  • 23. Papillary Cells
  • 24. How Salt Affects Taste
  • 25. Detecting Tastes
  • 26. Bitter Tastes
  • 27. Hot Up Front
  • 28. The Taste of Cold
  • 29. Mastication
  • 30. Tenderness and Juiciness
  • 31. Measuring Aromas
  • 32. At Table in the Nursery
  • 33. Food Allergies
  • 34. Public Health Alerts
  • Part 3. Investigations and Models
  • 35. The Secret of Bread
  • 36. Yeast and Bread
  • 37. Curious Yellow
  • 38. Gustatory Paradoxes
  • 39. The Taste of Food
  • 40. Lumps and Strings
  • 41. Foams
  • 42. Hard Sausage
  • 43. Spanish Hams
  • 44. Foie Gras
  • 45. Antioxidant Agents
  • 46. Trout
  • 47. Cooking Times
  • 48. The Flavor of Roasted Meats
  • 49. Tenderizing Meats
  • 50. Al Dente
  • 51. Forgotten Vegetables
  • 52. Preserving Mushrooms
  • 53. Truffles
  • 54. More Flavor
  • 55. French Fries
  • 56. Mashed Potatoes
  • 57. Algal Fibers
  • 58. Cheeses
  • 59. From Grass to Cheese
  • 60. The Tastes of Cheese
  • 61. Yogurt
  • 62. Milk Solids
  • 63. Sabayons
  • 64. Fruits in Syrup
  • 65. Fibers and Jams
  • 66. The Whitening of Chocolate
  • 67. Caramel
  • 68. Bread and Crackers
  • 69. The Terroirs of Alsace
  • 70. Length in the Mouth
  • 71. Tannins
  • 72. Yellow Wine
  • 73. Wine Without Dregs
  • 74. Sulfur and Wine
  • 75. Wine Glasses
  • 76. Wine and Temperature
  • 77. Champagne and Its Foam
  • 78. Champagne in a Flute
  • 79. Demi Versus Magnum
  • 80. The Terroirs of Whisky
  • 81. Cartagenes
  • 82. Tea
  • Part 4. A Cuisine for Tomorrow
  • 83. Cooking in a Vacuum
  • 84. Aromas or Reactions?
  • 85. Butter: A False Solid
  • 86. Liver Mousse
  • 87. In Praise of Fats
  • 88. Mayonnaises
  • 89. Aioli Generalized
  • 90. Orders of Magnitude
  • 91. Hundred-Year-Old Eggs
  • 92. Smoking Salmon
  • 93. Methods and Principles
  • 94. Pure Beef
  • 95. Fortified Cheeses
  • 96. Chantilly Chocolate
  • 97. Everything Chocolate
  • 98. Playing with Texture
  • 99. Christmas Recipes
  • 100. The Hidden Taste of Wine
  • 101. Teleolfaction
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading
  • Index