Eden.pe. 21 revelaciones para el mundo

Lima: Publicaciones S.A., 2012. Folio (35 x 26 cm.), 416 pages. Illustrated in color throughout. Text in Spanish. FIRST EDITION. "This book shows what has never been seen of Peruvian cuisine: the best chefs in the world dwarfed by the greatness of the true protagonists of the Peruvian gastronomic phenomenon: the products that define the extraordinary biodiversity of the country and the characters that make it possible, humble-looking producers spread across the Andean peaks, the corners of the Amazon, the middle of the jungle, or the Peruvian deserts" (Montagud Editores). Written by the Spanish journalist Ignacio Medina and photographed by Marina García Burgos and Pocho Cáeres, Edén.pe has attracted the attention of the Latin gastronomic universe, Ferran Adrià and Gastón Acurio, architect of the Peruvian gastronomic revolution" (Montagud Editores). Adria recounts his encounter with Peru, ten days that changed his way of thinking about cooking. Acurio discourses in defense of biodiversity, the sustainability of food production, and the cultural richness and social inclusion made possible through the acts of cooking and dining. discourse of the best chefs in the world since that meeting. The rest of the books is given to twenty-one sequences ("21 revelations") each built around the most emblematic products of the Peruvian pantry. "The result is an almost magical journey through the flavors, characters and dishes that define the greatness of Peruvian cuisine" (Montagud Editores). In dust jacket. Lacking the issued belly band, otherwise very near fine. [OCLC locates just two copies (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru & UC San Diego].