A LITTLE TREATISE ON GINGERBREAD

320 pages

“Run, run as fast as you can! You won’t be able to catch me!” Everyone knows the story of the little gingerbread man, but where does he come from? France, England, Germany, Central Europe, Russia? No, he comes to us straight from the United States. So, gingerbread is originally from America? Absolutely not! They say it comes from Egypt, Rome, or China, unless it’s from Russia or... Pithiviers (via Armenia!). In reality, it comes from nowhere and everywhere, in the shape of a heart, a pig, or Saint Nicholas. It is unique and multiple. Soft as you wish or dry as a cookie, but always smelling delicious and good for your health. Does it help you learn to read? Was it used as a deadly weapon? So many legends and rumors about it attesting to its notoriety! So many questions! Is it a bread? Not at all. Is it a cake? No more. So... what is gingerbread? One thing is certain, which does not deceive the interest and the revival of gingerbread: its strong comeback on Christmas markets and among great chefs where it now participates in recipes both savory and sweet. Mireille Gayet explores in this small treatise all the regions of the globe where gingerbread is in the spotlight and offers nearly one hundred recipes, from the most classic or traditional to the most original or surprising: enough to satisfy the most diverse palates and to go from one gastronomic surprise to another!