ISBN: 0877014396 9780877014393

Category: Cooking / General

Page count: 96

"A toast to the year 2500 B.C., for it was about this time that the red jungle fowl of Southeast Asia, the ancestor of the modern chicken was domesticated. Four and a half millennia have yielded us an abundance of chickens and a cornucopia of delectable ways to serve mankind's favorite fowl. Chicken is wonderful baked, barbecued, boiled, braised, casseroled, fried, grilled, pâtéd, poached, roasted, sautéed, simmered, souped, steamed, and stuffed,. It can be served hot, at room temperature, or chilled. The cuisines of California, Louisiana, and of countries as diverse as France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, and Thailand, are represented in this collection of more than 55 mouth-watering recipes. Rediscover perennial favorites and add exciting new ideas to your culinary skills."--