Garde Manger

Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen has been the market's leading textbook for culinary students and a key reference for professional chefs since its original publication in 1999. This new edition improves on the last with the most up-to-date recipes, plating techniques, and flavor profiles being used in the field today. New information on topics like artisanal cheeses, contemporary styles of pickles and vinegars, and contemporary cooking methods has been added to reflect the most current industry trends. And the fourth edition includes hundreds of all-new photographs by award-winning photographer Ben Fink, as well as approximately 450 recipes, more than 100 of which are all-new to this edition. Knowledge of garde manger is an essential part of every culinary student's training, and many of the world's most celebrated chefs started in garde manger as apprentices or cooks. The art of garde manger includes a broad base of culinary skills, from basic cold food preparations to roasting, poaching, simmering, and sautéing meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, and legumes. This comprehensive guide includes detailed information on cold sauces and soups; salads; sandwiches; cured and smoked foods; sausages; terrines, pâtes, galantines, and roulades; cheese; appetizers and hors d'oeuvre; condiments, crackers, and pickles; and buffet development and presentation.

Preface xii

1 The professional garde manger 1

2 Cold sauces and cold soups 15

3 Salads 85

4 Sandwiches 159

5 Cured and smoked foods 201

6 Sausage 251

7 Terrines, pâtés, galantines, and roulades 299

8 Cheese 365

9 Appetizers and hors d’oeuvre 443

10 Condiments, crackers, and pickles 573

11 Buffet presentation 611

12 Basic recipes 637

Glossary 667

Bibliography and recommended reading 680

Resources 684

Recipe index 685

Subject index 700

Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is anindependent, not-for-profit college offering bachelor's andassociate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts, aswell as certificate programs in culinary arts and wine and beveragestudies. A network of more than 45,000 alumni has helped the CIAearn its reputation as the world's premier culinary college.The CIA, which also offers courses for professionals and foodenthusiasts, as well as consulting services for the foodservice andhospitality industry, has campuses in Hyde Park, New York; St. Helena, California; San Antonio, Texas; and Singapore.

From The Culinary Institute of America, which world-renowned chef Paul Bocuse calls "the best culinary school in the world," this comprehensive reference includes all the essential skills needed for success in the cold kitchen. This freshly updated Fourth Edition reflects the most current trends in the industry and includes contemporary recipes with fresh and exciting flavor profiles, modern plating techniques, and information on buffet development and presentation, as well as new coverage of artisanal cheeses, pickles and vinegars, and cutting-edge cooking methods.