36.BEST COOKBOOK IN THE WORLD
1st
PERU
500 Años de Fusión. La Historia, los ingredientes y las nuevas propuestas de la cocina Peruana.
For the Guinness Book of Records, Peru is the country with more traditionnal cuisines: 491 dishes are the result of an old mixture beetwen the local tradition, the chinese culture and the spanish gastronomy. GastĂłn Acurio wrote this impressive book where 500 years of this delicious and surprising cuisine are studied.
Author: GastĂłn Acurio
Publisher: ISBN. 978 6033000262 (Punto y Coma Editores – El Comercio)
2nd
BELGIUM
Matière Chocolat
The book is published for the 20th Anniversary of Belcolade. The author is technical advisor at Belcolade, and a teacher at Ecole Superieure Nationale de la Patisserie in Yssingeaux, France.
Author: Stephane Leroux, Photos: Jean Pierre Gabriel, Design: Jurgen Persijn, Yacine SaĂŻd
Publisher: English: ISBN 3 960048792 (Françoise Blouard)
3rd
NORWAY
Stiansen inviterer til fest. Stiansen Invites to Party
Chef Bent Stiansen was the first Norwegian to win the Bocuse D’Or. He is at Statholdergaarden Restaurant in Oslo. His first cookbook in 2002 has sold 30.000 copies, his second in 2004 has sold 50.000 copies. This is the third.
Author: Bent, Annette Stiensen, Photo: Gurli Dahl
Publisher: ISBN: 978 8281690028 (Font)
4th
UK
The Big Fat Duck
Heston Blumenthal came with his wife and children to the Gourmand Awards event in Barcelona in 2003 wher he got the “Best in the World Award” for his first cookbook Family Food, the week he received his third Star.
Author: Heston Blumenthal
Publisher: ISBN: 978 0747583691 (Bloomsbury)
ARGENTINA
Caramelo
Author: Roberto Goni
Publisher: (Utilisima)
CHINA
China Jiang Xi Recipes
Author: Zhongguo Gancai, Association of Jiang Xi Cuisine
Publisher: (Qingdao Publishing House)
DENMARK
Gastronomien i Danmark
Author: Bent Christensen
Publisher: (Lindhardt og Ringhof)
FINLAND
Passione
Author: Markku Koskinen (Otava)
Publisher:
FRANCE
Osez!
Author: Juliette et Jean Marie Baudic
Publisher: (Menu Fretin)
NEW ZELAND
The French Cafe Cookbook
Author: Simon Wright, Creghan Molloy Wright
Publisher: (Random House NZ Godwit)
RUSSIA
Larousse Gastronomique, Vol.1. Premium Edition
Author: Sergey Chernov
Publisher: (Chernov and Co.Publishing House)
SPAIN – CASTELLANO
Quique Dacosta 2000-2006
Author: Quique Dacosta
Publisher: (Montagud)
SPAIN – CATALAN
La Cuina Tradicional Sana
Author: Jaume Frabrega
Publisher: (Mediterrania)
SWEDEN
Oaxen julbord
Author: Magnus Ek Mattias Kroon
Publisher: (Mordenista)
USA
A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes
Author: David Tanis
Publisher: (Artisan)