
Rick Stein embarks on a journey of gastronomic discovery from Padstow to Bordeaux ad then to Marseille. The book is divided into a diary section & recipe chapters. Featuring starters light lunches main courses & desserts the recipes include authentic versions of the classics
- Vichyssoise Pissaladiere Bouillabasse Cassoulet & Tarte Tatin
- as well as new takes on traditional ingredients: Seared Foie Gras on Sweetcorn Pancakes Fillets of John Dory with Cucumber & Noilly Prat Rabbit with Agen Prunes & Polenta & Prune & Almond Tart with Armagnac. Fully illustrated with beautiful food photography by James Murphy & landscape photography by Craig Easton Rick Steins French Odyssey is both a souvenir of an unusual & idyllic journey through rural France & an inspiring collection of classic & original recipes. The good news is that the French rural gastronomic dream is still a reality & the best of its food can be reproduced at home.