Mysteries of Culinary Arts. Gastronomic Splendor of the Ancient World

Alexis Benoit Sawyer, the famous English sickness of French origin, was the greatest innovator in cooking and the real god of the slab. The author of several culinary work, separated by fabulous circulations, Sawyer devoted this book by the history of the cooking of food, filling it with fascinating stories about the nrules and customs of famous gourmets, a description of the luxurious peers of the ancient world and magnificent banquets of London of the Xih Century, and he presented the unique recipes of the exquisite dishes. The Great Culinary also told about when, where and how people had preference, providing their story with a detailed list of food of plant and animal origin, decorated with funny parables, legends and excellent engravings