How nose to tail taught a former vegetarian to respect meat. Nose to tail eating is a 2004 book by fergus henderson that deals with how to cook every part of a pig, including parts rarely used in american cuisine, such as offal. By hank shaw on december 2, 2008, updated august 28, 2019 18 comments. Im a big fan of both its bright minerality and crisp crunch. John restaurant group, pioneered the modern culinary nosetotail movement, in which every part of the animal is appreciated and used. Home charcuterie adventures with a mangalitsa pig head. Nosetotail cooking for beginners this link opens in a new window. A kind of british cooking hardcover 6 sep 2004 by fergus henderson author. A kind of british cooking new edition by henderson, fergus, bourdain, anthony isbn. The bible of tattooed, bearded, geeky chefs the world over. British chef fergus henderson talks about nosetotail.
Here are recipes that hark back to a strong rural tradition of delicious thrift, and that literally represent hendersons motto, nose to tail eating be they pigs. Nose to tail eating 25 greatest cookbooks of all time. In it, fergus henderson whose london restaurant, st. It would be disingenuous to the animal not to make the mo. The nose to tail cookbook by fergus henderson is full of healthy recipes for cooking meat at home. We have recipes and dinner ideas from more than 100 cuisines, plus how to articles, stepbystep video tutorials and blogs. This i used as a base for a pheasant and pork pie inspired from hendersons nose to tail cookbook. For example, it really brings home the differences between the american and other englishspeaking cookbook markets. John restaurants and hotel has been a leading figure in the nosetotail discussion from the beginning. Nose to tail eating by fergus henderson bloomsbury publishing 50 foods to try.
This chef loves her pig, from nose to tail april bloomfield says she loves the smell of frying liver, the taste of a good thick steak shared with friends, and the crunch of a crispy fried pigs ear. Fergus henderson, though selfdescribed as a dutiful cook inspired by french bourgeois cooking, is known for rediscovering a kind of british. Jennifer mclagans cookbook, odd bits, shares offal recipes for home cooks that taste better than they soundas in her spicy indianstyle liver. How the nose to tail cookbook taught a former vegetarian to. A kind of british cooking first edition by henderson, fergus isbn.
Nose to tail eating by fergus henderson bloomsbury publishing 50 foods to try before. John, is a worldrenowned destination for people who love to eat on the wild side presents the recipes that have marked him out as one of the most innovative, yet traditional, chefs. To say nose to tail by fergus henderson ran against the prevailing culture is to understate it. Nose to tail eating is a collection of these recipes, celebrating, as the title implies, the thrifty rural british tradition of making a delicious virtue of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book nose to tail eating 1999, published five years after the restaurant opened, only added to its fame. Nose to tail pork recipes eating a whole mangalitsa pig. Though nose to tail eating was the overall winner, it. The complete nose to tail is an exhilarating compendium that brings together maverick chef fergus henderson s two acclaimed cookbookswhole beast and beyond nose to tail. Franciscos incanto is known for his offal dishes but a hearty fish like sardine, served whole, can also appeal to the nosetotail crowd.