The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating

The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating
The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating  
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Author(s) Fergus Henderson
Country England
Language English
Subject(s) Pig
Genre(s) Non-fiction
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date 2004
Media type Hardback
Pages 224
ISBN 0060585366
Followed by Beyond Nose to Tail

The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating is a 2004 book by Fergus Henderson that deals with how to cook every part of a pig, including parts rarely used in American cuisine, such as offal. It was originally released as Nose to Tail Eating: A Kind of British Cooking in England in 1999, but was updated and revamped to be more comprehensive for the American edition,[1] which was also re-released in the UK.[2] The updated release featured a foreword written by Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential.[3] The New Yorker has described the book as the "'Ulysses' of the whole Slow Food movement" because of its international readership[4] and the New York Magazine considered it to be a "cult cookbook".[5]

In 2000, The Whole Beast was given the André Simon Award for gastronomic literature.[6]

Contents

Summary

The book features a number of recipes that, in total, utilize every part of the pig. In addition, it features a number of "techniques for brining, salting, pickling and preserving in fat", including explanations on how to "clear stock with egg whites and shells, how to bone out a trotter and how to bake bread using a tiny quantity of yeast for tastier results."[3] It also includes descriptions on methods of "making stocks and the old-fashioned skill of rendering".[7] The book also includes a few black and white photos that serve as decoration and example for the dishes and pieces of meat involved and discussed.[8]

A famous quote from the book, and personal slogan of Henderson that is often cited by newspapers and used by master chefs reads, "If you're going to kill the animal it seems only polite to use the whole thing."[9]

Style

Amanda Hesser of the New York Times said that Henderson has "a lovely writing voice, as well, so the text, largely recipes, has a rare lyrical charm. An ingredient might be 'a large knob of butter' or 'a good supply of toast.'"[1] Kurt Timmermeister, author of Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land, stated that the book "has a style...that I love: clean, crisp and confident with a touch of humor."[10] Fay Maschler of the London Evening Standard explained that "Fergus the man comes across in the writing. You can almost see and hear his curvaceous smile, joyful semaphore and barks of 'Ah ha!'."[11]

Critical reception

Jonathan Reynolds of the New York Times praised Henderson's use of various, generally undesirable parts of the pig and pointed out that the book was "filled with sly observations and unpredictable advice about ingredients other than offal" as well.[12] Also for the New York Times, Dwight Garner called the book a "terrifically dour, Edward Gorey-ish guide to cooking with offal: everything from pig's trotters and lamb's kidneys to brains, tripe, spleen, heart and tongue."[13] Elizabeth Johnson of The Journal News considered first editions of the book to be "collector's items" because of its popularity.[14] Lucy Waverman of The Globe and Mail said that its "dry humour and vivid imagery is a refreshing change from traditional recipe writing".[15] Aileen Reid of The Daily Telegraph called it a "surprisingly refined book" that is "beautifully and elegantly written".[7] Stephanie Alexander of The Age considered it to be an "absolute gem" and a "triumph of book design."[16] Two years later for The Age, Necia Wilden wrote that the book was "a sleeper that went from underground classic to foodies' must-have".[17]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Amanda Hesser (15 October 2003). "For a Genius of the Off-Cut, Lunch Time Is the Right Time". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/15/dining/for-a-genius-of-the-off-cut-lunch-time-is-the-right-time.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Donna Lee Brien (October 2010). "“Porky Times”: A Brief Gastrobiography of New York’s The Spotted Pig". The Australian Journal of Media & Culture 13 (5). http://www.journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/viewArticle/290. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Ian Douglas (25 October 2004). "Swine of the times". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/3315464/Swine-of-the-times.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "Two Cooks". The New Yorker. 5 September 2005. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4971342/TWO-COOKS-Fergus-Henderson-Alain.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  5. ^ Daniel Maurer (21 May 2005). "A Thin Line between Yum and Yuck". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/nymetro/food/features/11956/. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  6. ^ Witherspoon, Kimberly; Friedman, Andrew (2007). Don't Try This at Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 154. http://books.google.com/books?id=utanWjNMqyAC&pg=PA154&dq=%22The+Whole+Beast%22:+Nose+to+Tail+Eating&hl=en&ei=Vn38TcyeFbHXiAKs5v2oBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Whole%20Beast%22%3A%20Nose%20to%20Tail%20Eating&f=false. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Aileen Reid (12 December 2004). "All in the best possible taste (mostly)". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3632835/All-in-the-best-possible-taste-mostly.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  8. ^ Isabelle de Solier. Cookery Books as History: Australian and New Zealand Approaches. The University of Adelaide. http://74.125.155.132/scholar?q=cache:Jajk7y_Xkd0J:scholar.google.com/+Nose+to+Tail+Eating:+%22A+Kind+of+British+Cooking%22&hl=en&as_sdt=0,28. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  9. ^ Lipkowitz, Ina (2011). Words to Eat By: Five Foods and the Culinary History of the English Language. Macmillan. p. 204. http://books.google.com/books?id=u5Q9Zklcl_kC&pg=PA204&dq=%22The+Whole+Beast%22:+Nose+to+Tail+Eating&hl=en&ei=7Xr8TbexN-3UiAKK76HuBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Whole%20Beast%22%3A%20Nose%20to%20Tail%20Eating&f=false. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  10. ^ Timmermeister, Kurt (2011). Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 325. http://books.google.com/books?id=l9z7O2bXeygC&pg=PA325&dq=%22The+Whole+Beast%22:+Nose+to+Tail+Eating&hl=en&ei=Vn38TcyeFbHXiAKs5v2oBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Whole%20Beast%22%3A%20Nose%20to%20Tail%20Eating&f=false. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  11. ^ Fay Maschler (1 June 1999). "Buying the book of the meal". London Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-473128-buying-the-book-of-the-meal.do. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  12. ^ Jonathan Reynolds (20 June 2004). "FOOD; Sexy Beast". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/magazine/food-sexy-beast.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  13. ^ Deight Garner (6 June 2004). "Cooking". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/books/review/06COOKING.html?ex=1087099200&amp%3Ben=ac371486960e0085&amp%3Bei=5062&amp%3Bpartner=GOOGLE. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  14. ^ Elizabeth Johnson (4 May 2005). "Going whole hog". The Journal News. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/lohud/access/1792111871.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+04%2C+2005&author=Elizabeth+Johnson&pub=The+Journal+News&desc=Going+whole+hog&pqatl=google. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  15. ^ Lucy Waverman (15 February 2011). "Comfort food supreme from two seasoned chefs". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/recipes/lucy-waverman/article1908716.ece. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  16. ^ Stephanie Alexander (30 November 2004). "A nice bit of tail". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Epicure/A-nice-bit-of-tail/2004/11/29/1101577404601.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  17. ^ Necia Wilden (28 November 2006). "Getting an earful". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/epicure/getting-an-earful/2006/11/27/1164476102444.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 

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