
Título: Artisan Cheese Making at Home: Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheeses
Autor: Mary Karlin
Sinopse: Just a century ago, cheese was still a relatively regional and European phenomenon, and cheese making techniques were limited by climate, geography, and equipment. But modern technology along with the recent artisanal renaissance has opened up the diverse, time-honored, and dynamic world of cheese to enthusiasts willing to take its humble fundamentals—milk, starters, coagulants, and salt—and transform them into complex edibles. Artisan Cheese Making at Home is the most ambitious and comprehensive guide to home cheese making, filled with easy-to-follow instructions for making mouthwatering cheese and dairy items. Renowned cooking instructor Mary Karlin has spent years working alongside the country’s most passionate artisan cheese producers—cooking, creating, and learning the nuances of their trade. She presents her findings in this lavishly illustrated guide, which features more than eighty recipes for a diverse range of cheeses: from quick and satisfying Mascarpone and Queso Blanco to cultured products like Crème Fraîche and Yogurt to flavorful selections like Saffron-Infused Manchego, Irish-Style Cheddar, and Bloomy Blue Log Chèvre. Artisan Cheese Making at Home begins with a primer covering milks, starters, cultures, natural coagulants, and bacteria—everything the beginner needs to get started. The heart of the book is a master class in home cheese making: building basic skills with fresh cheeses like ricotta and working up to developing and aging complex mold-ripened cheeses. Also covered are techniques and equipment, including drying, pressing, and brining, as well as molds and ripening boxes. Last but not least, there is a full chapter on cooking with cheese that includes more than twenty globally-influenced recipes featuring the finished cheeses, such as Goat Cheese and Chive Fallen Soufflés with Herb-Citrus Vinaigrette and Blue Cheese, Bacon, and Pear Galette. Offering an approachable exploration of the alchemy of this extraordinary food, Artisan Cheese Making at Home proves that hand-crafting cheese is not only achievable, but also a fascinating and rewarding process.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Artisan Cheese Making at Home: Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheeses”, de Mary Karlin, publicado pela editora Ten Speed Press, em 2011 e com 247 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Ten Speed Press
Páginas: 247
Ano: 2011
Edição: 1
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781607740087
ISBN13: 9781607740087
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Ten Speed Press oferecem uma experiência de leitura que combina informação prática com narrativas envolventes, frequentemente explorando temas como culinária, bem-estar, criatividade e cultura pop. O catálogo traz obras que vão desde guias de longevidade e manuais de treinamento de cães até coleções ilustradas de fantasia e histórias visuais de comunidades diversas. A linguagem costuma ser acessível, com um tom que varia entre o didático e o descontraído, muitas vezes com humor sutil, o que torna a leitura leve mesmo em temas densos. A diversidade do catálogo permite transitar entre abordagens mais narrativas e outras mais instrutivas, com foco em oferecer conteúdo que instiga o leitor a aplicar o conhecimento no dia a dia.
