Overview
Southern cooking, the most interesting and complex regional cuisine in America, remains a mystery to many professional cooks and southerners. With a stellar collection of recipes, Neal reveals the background and subtleties of southern foods. He uses imaginative new ways with old standards to make the recipes more accessible, but he never resorts to shortcuts or processed ingredients. He also shows how the meeting of Native American, Western European, and African cultures has created this cuisine.
Synopsis
Southern cooking, the most interesting and complex regional cuisine in America, remains a mystery to many professional cooks and southerners. With a stellar collection of recipes, Neal reveals the background and subtleties of southern foods. He uses imaginative new ways with old standards to make the recipes more accessible, but he never resorts to shortcuts or processed ingredients. He also shows how the meeting of Native American, Western European, and African cultures has created this cuisine.
Editorials
From the Publisher
A marvelous piece of work, beautifully written and rooted in a sense of history.House & Garden
Authentic and lovingly written, Bill Neal's Southern Cooking does much to untangle the mystique and complexity of this outstanding American cuisine.
Bon AppΕ½tit
[Mixes] the best of the South's classics . . . with a contemporary, light approach to cooking.
Vogue
Plain good cooking. . . . The book overflows with riches.
Food & Wine
This is a book from which the whole country can learn about southern cooking. It was much needed.
Cook's Magazine