| Edition |
First edition |
| ISBN |
9780062309419 (hardcover) |
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0062309412 (hardcover) |
| Descript |
viii, 276 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm |
| Content |
Fire -- Market day -- The country life -- Old school -- Magret -- À votre santé -- La Fête -- Beautiful people -- Garbure -- Dinner at Henri's -- Into the mountains -- Poule au pot -- Hills and valleys -- Dessert -- A day in the vines -- Slow and low -- To bag a bird -- Noble spirits -- Aux armes, citoyens! -- Chez Guérard -- Le saint cochon -- Foie gras -- Confit -- Apéro -- Last supper -- Recipes |
| Summary |
A food writer describes the eight months he spent living in a deeply rural region of France and how he fell in love with the area, the people, and the food while herding sheep in the Pyrenees, harvesting grapes, and distilling Armagnac |
| Subject |
McAninch, David -- Travel -- France -- Gascony
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Gastronomy -- France -- Gascony
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Food habits -- France -- Gascony
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Gascony (France) -- Social life and customs
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Cooking -- France -- Gascony
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