COCINA GALLEGA / GALICIAN CUISINE
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Autor:
ÁLVARO CUNQUEIRO MORA
Country:
Spain (ES)
Book Theme:
Graphic novels, Manga and more
Publisher:
EDICIONS DO CUMIO
Publishing Year:
2018
Álvaro Cunqueiro was a Galician writer and chronicler, a great connoisseur of Spanish gastronomy. He wrote both his journalistic articles and his literary works in Galician and Spanish.
He soon became known as a poet and for some of his books such as “Mar ao Norde” and “Poemas do si e o non”.
He combined his activity as a writer with collaborations in literary magazines and newspapers, in which he published poems and articles. This activity did not prevent him from continuing to write other literary works, poems and theatre.
In 1964 he became a member of the Galician Royal Academy. Throughout his career he won numerous literary prizes, several of which currently bear his name, such as the National Prize for Gastronomic Journalism and the Álvaro Cunqueiro Prize for Theatrical Texts.
National Award for Children’s and Young People’s
Abstract
Álvaro Cunqueiro compiles in this book the essence of Galician cuisine, one of the richest, most varied and popular in Spanish gastronomy. The author captures the characteristics of the Galician people through their recipes, customs and gastronomic traditions. He interprets the culinary art of Galicia, describing it in all its purity and simplicity.
In this marvellous summary of recipes, Cunqueiro has the collaboration of Araceli Filgueira, a gastronomic adviser with a great knowledge of Galician cuisine, who has collaborated with numerous gastronomic publications.
The contribution of the two authors to the book is perfect. Cunqueiro, with his personal experience as a gourmet and occasional cook, contributes his prodigious facet as a writer, Araceli makes a selection of the best dishes with an optimal combination of the products of the land, the treasures of the Galician estuaries, the river salmon or the deer of the mountains.
The result is a large number of starters, dishes and desserts, which can be presented on the most select tables, without losing the fantasy and the essence of the tradition of Galician cuisine.
The book includes a bibliographical study by Antonio Odriozola, a bibliologist, great book lover and aficionado of the most traditional and correct editions, contributor to the newspaper Faro de Vigo and the magazine of the Museum of Pontevedra.
