Korte beschrijving/Annotatie

Kookboek over eigentijds koken met aandacht voor de herkomst van ingrediënten en de ecologische gevolgen van eetgewoonten. De tekst bekritiseert culinaire modes, invloed van topchefs, nieuwe ingrediënten en moderne technieken wanneer die leiden tot excessen. Centraal staat de vraag waar producten vandaan komen, via welke bodem en waterbronnen ze zijn geproduceerd, hoe ver ze reizen tot in keuken, winkel of restaurant, en welke milieubelasting dat veroorzaakt. De inhoud positioneert koken als een praktijk waarin bewuste productkeuze en reflectie op consumptiepatronen noodzakelijk worden.

Tekst achterflap

This basic cookbook offers possible guidelines for the contemporary cook. Due to the influence of cooking fashions, top chefs, new ingredients, modern techniques and the popularity of certain countries, some developments in cooking and eating have gone a bit overboard. Today, we can buy, get or make anything we want - well, almost anything - but we rarely ask ourselves where these products come from - from what soil, what water - or how far it has had to travel before it gets to the refrigerator, the store or the restaurant. We rarely ask how it has burdened our environment or continues to do so. Whether we consciously think about the products we use in our kitchens or not, we will eventually feel the detrimental effects of continuing to follow our current eating habits.

Beschrijving

This basic cookbook offers possible guidelines for the contemporary cook. Due to the influence of cooking fashions, top chefs, new ingredients, modern techniques and the popularity of certain countries, some developments in cooking and eating have gone a bit overboard. Today, we can buy, get or make anything we want - well, almost anything - but we rarely ask ourselves where these products come from - from what soil, what water - or how far it has had to travel before it gets to the refrigerator, the store or the restaurant. We rarely ask how it has burdened our environment or continues to do so. Whether we consciously think about the products we use in our kitchens or not, we will eventually feel the detrimental effects of continuing to follow our current eating habits.

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