by Christian Constant · Ramsay · tapa dura · ISBN 9782841144693
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«Du chocolat: discours curieux» is the gastronomic essay by Christian Constant, published by Ramsay in hardback (127 pages, in French).
Since Cortés's arrival in Mexico, chocolate has been an object of desire, passion and debate. Constant discusses the first published recipe, reviews the therapeutic and aphrodisiac virtues attributed to it, and cites literary and medical works. The book closes with some thirty original recipes, some essential, others unusual, all delicious.
Published in Paris in 1999, the volume opens with a preface by Sonia Rykiel and its cover reproduces cocoa beans and pods.
A book for gourmets and bibliophiles, for its blend of history, erudition and curiosities about chocolate.
