by Angel Muro · Poniente Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788485935017
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«El Practicon» is the complete cookery treatise by Ángel Muro, published by Poniente Ediciones in paperback (574 pages, in Spanish).
Written in 1893, this treatise covers the culinary knowledge of its time: recipes and techniques, wines and drinks, table service and the art of carving, as well as the use of leftovers. Its idiomatic prose blends history, anecdotes and references to famous cooks and restaurants of late 19th-century Madrid.
The volume is illustrated with 240 engravings and includes an index. Ángel Muro is also the author of «Conferencias culinarias» and «Diccionario de cocina».
Aimed at those who understand that food and culture are inseparable and enjoy the history of gastronomy and 19th-century cooking.
