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The Spanish Canon

One hundred and thirty-six entries

Contents
I
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
7 II
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
opening III
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
16 IV
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
29 V
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
80 VI
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
2 VII
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
1 VIII
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
1 IX
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
opening X
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Spanish · IV The Method

Spanish Portuguese Technique Foundations

Three entries

Spanish and Portuguese technique begins with the mastery of a few foundational forms. The tortilla demands precision of execution over complexity of ingredient. The croqueta requires command of béchamel and the management of heat sufficient to produce a molten interior within a fried shell. Spherification extends these principles into modernist territory, employing ionic reaction to construct a gel membrane around a liquid centre.

Tortilla EspañolaSpainCroquetas de JamónSpainSpherification — Basic (Sodium Alginate + Calcium Chloride)
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Spanish · IV The Method

Spanish Portuguese Technique Foundations

‹ IV The Method

Spanish and Portuguese technique begins with the mastery of a few foundational forms. The tortilla demands precision of execution over complexity of ingredient. The croqueta requires command of béchamel and the management of heat sufficient to produce a molten interior within a fried shell. Spherification extends these principles into modernist territory, employing ionic reaction to construct a gel membrane around a liquid centre.

3 entries
Tortilla EspañolaSpainCroquetas de JamónSpainSpherification — Basic (Sodium Alginate + Calcium Chloride)

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