Provincial cookery, using fresh, low-cost, locally available ingredients, is the cornerstone of any great cuisine... (from the preface)

{HISTORY}

Sesame Chicken from China. Baked Sea Bream from France. Corn Pudding from the US. King's Cake from Germany. Goulash from Austria.... international cookbooks never disappoint.

Not only are they a fun way to learn about other cultures and customs, but they also offer such great variety when it comes to recipes that you'll never be bored if you cook your way through the entire book. 

This international cookbook, Larousse Treasury of Country Cooking, translated from the French and published in America by Bonanza in 1978,  is full of provincial recipes from around the world. Compiled by two French cookbook authors, these recipes feature country cooking at its most simple and sublime. Most recipes contain just a handful of ingredients and easy cooking techniques - proving once again that good food does not have to be complicated to make in order to be extraordinarily delicious. 

"Provincial cookery, using fresh, low-cost, locally available ingredients, is the cornerstone of any great cuisine," write Marie and Rose in the preface.

It's the food that cooks grew up on for centuries with recipes passed down through families, passed around villages and then fed to city dwellers who yearned for the country life and their instinctual homeland.  

Illustrated with the cutest little drawings throughout, this book is a joy from start to finish and is appropriate for all levels of cooking skill. Begin with Avocado Dip in Mexico - a traditional guacamole that incorporates a small amount of mayonnaise, and end this grand around-the-world tour with Plum Surprise - a sweet dumpling dessert from Czechoslovakia.  Between these two far-away countries you'll find a wealth of engaging material to keep you busy in the kitchen for years to come!

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 1978 Bonanza Edition

- 512 pages

- Illustrated with line drawings and color plates throughout

- Countries include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia,, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Morroco, the Netherlands, North Africa, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Scotland, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Tunisia, Turkey, South Africa, Uruguay, USA, USSR, Venezuela, Wales, West Africa, West Indies and Yugoslavia. 

{CONDITION}

In wonderful vintage condition. Very clean and bright inside and out. There are no cooking spots or stains. The Previous owner's name is written in pen on the preface page. 

{SIZE}

Measures  9.25" inches (length) x 7" inches (width) x 1.5" inches (thickness) and weighs 2.7lbs.

{FOR THE JET-SETTER IN THE KITCHEN!}

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