Algonquin Books</br></br>Product Description</br></br><DIV><B>Edifying from every point of view--historical cultural and culinary. David Tanis author of </B><I><B>A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes</B></I><BR />  <DIV><DIV><B>Its a culinary catalyst an agent of change a gastronomic rock star. Ubiquitous in the worlds most fabulous cuisines butter is boss. Here it finally gets its due.</B><BR /><BR /> After traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter award-winning food writer and former pastry chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story as rich textured and culturally relevant as butter itself.<BR /><BR /> From its humble agrarian origins to its present-day artisanal glory butter has a fascinating story to tell and Khosrova is the perfect person to tell it. With tales about the ancient butter bogs of Ireland the pleasure dairies of France and the sacred butter sculptures of Tibet Khosrova details butters role in history politics economics nutrition and even spirituality and art. Readers will also find the essential collection of core butter recipes?? including beurre mani??? croissants?? p?te bris?e?? and the only buttercream frosting anyone will ever need?? as well as practical how-tos for making various types of butter at home--or shopping for the best.<BR /><BR /> ??A fascinating?? tasty read . . . And what a bonus to have a collection of essential classic butter recipes included.?? <B>?David Tanis?? author of <I>A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes</I></B><BR /><BR /> ??Following the path blazed by Margaret Visser in <I>Much Depends on Dinner</I>?? Elaine Khosrova makes much of butter and the ruminants w