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Love Song to a Forgotten Fat
Little, Brown and Company
August 2013
On Sale: August 13, 2013
192 pages
ISBN: 0316254088
EAN: 9780316254083
Hardcover
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Cookbooks | Non-Fiction Cooking / Food
The definitive book on schmaltz--a staple in Jewish
cuisine and a "thread in a great tapestry," by one of
America's most respected culinary writers. For culinary expert Michael Ruhlman, the ultimate goal in
cooking is flavor, and for certain dishes nothing introduces
it half as well as schmaltz. A staple ingredient in
traditional Jewish cuisine, schmaltz (or rendered chicken
fat), is at risk of disappearing from use due to modern
dietary trends and misperceptions about this versatile and
flavor-packed ingredient. THE BOOK OF SCHMALTZ acts as a primer on schmaltz, taking a
fresh look at traditional dishes like kugel, kishke, and
kreplach, and also venturing into contemporary recipes that
take advantage of the versatility of this marvelous fat.
Potatoes cooked with schmaltz take on a crispness and
satisfying flavor that vegetable oil can't produce. Meats
and starches have a depth and complexity that set them apart
from the same dishes prepared with olive oil or butter. What's more, schmaltz provides a unique link to the past
that ought to be preserved. "Schmaltz is like a thread that
runs through a great tapestry," says Ruhlman's neighbor
Lois, whose cooking inspired his own journey into the world
of schmaltz. "It's a secret handshake among Jews who love to
cook and eat."
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