The Gourmand's Egg. a Collection of Stories and Recipes

by Ruth Reichl and Jennifer Higgie

Poached, scrambled, boiled, whipped into a cocktail, transformed into a painting medium, tossed at an enemy's house. As the most striking of paradoxes, the egg exists in happy suspension between humble household ingredient and ever-powerful source of life. One of the most enduring symbols throughout antiquity, eggs were used by the Romans to dispel evil spirits, modeled as priceless artifacts for the Russian nobility, and were woven into Egyptian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836585898
• ISBN13: 9783836585897
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.1" x 11.3"