Modernist Pizza / Nathan Myhrvold

Modernist Pizza af Nathan Myhrvold og Francisco Migoya

Modernist Pizza er den ultimative guide til pizza, og kommer grundigt omkring dej, sauce, ost, toppings og pizza fra hele verden. Teamet bag Modernist Cuisine og Modernist Bread har researchet, rejst (besøgt 250 pizzeriaer) og eksperimenteret sig frem til 1.708 sider fordelt på 4 bind med 1.016 opskrifter og 3.700 fotos – det hele samlet i en rød kasse af rustfrit stål på 16 kg.

Forlaget skriver:

Modernist Pizza is the definitive guide to one of the world’s most popular foods. This groundbreaking set is the culmination of exhaustive research, travel, and experiments to collect and advance the world’s knowledge of pizza. Spanning 1,708 pages, including three volumes plus a recipe manual, Modernist Pizza is much more than a cookbook: it’s an indispensable resource for anyone who not only loves to eat pizza but is also interested in the science, stories, cultures, and history behind it.

Years of research in the making, Modernist Pizza takes a deep dive into the world of pizza. Housed in a red stainless-steel case, the multivolume set not only captures the history, culture, and global styles of pizza, it contains all of the essential tools both professional and home pizza makers need to refine their skills and become an innovator of their craft. Filled with both practical and outside-the-box techniques, Modernist Pizza contains more than 1,000 recipes and variations developed by the Modernist Cuisine team for doughs, sauces, cheese, toppings, and pizzas from around the world.

New discoveries and techniques
Deep-dish pizza made with a Neapolitan dough. A game-changing flavor-infused fior di latte mozzarella. Ordinary canned soup transformed into robust pizza sauce. The ultimate leftover slice. Backed by extensive experiments, Modernist Pizza contains new insights, techniques, and scientific knowledge that will take your pizza-making skills and creativity to the next level.

Experiments

• Testing the limits of pizza topping payload
• Why does pepperoni curl
• Is there a right way to proof Neapolitan pizza dough
• The debate over fresh and aged mozzarella
• Why sauce keeps the center of pizza from rising
• Heat mapping pizza ovens

Gear

• The best oven for each pizza style
• How to optimize your home oven for pizza
• Can you make pizza in a toaster oven
• Peel gymnastics
• Waffle pizza
• Make your own frozen pizzas

New techniques

• Flavor-infused fior di latte mozzarella
• Frico-wrapped pizza slices
• How to turn canned soup into pizza sauce
• "Cross-crusting" our master doughs
• How to save over-proofed pizza dough
• The best way to reheat leftover pizza

Travel guides

• Naples, Italy
• Tokyo, Japan
• São Paulo, Brazil
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• New York City, USA
• Plus 10 more cities

History

• The history of pizza is recent
• Cholera and the global spread of pizza
• The real story of the first pizza in the US
• The arrival of pizza in South America
• The hidden figures of deep-dish pizza
• The relationship of beer and pizza

Innovative recipes

• Pillow Pizza
• The Dark Side Neapolitan Pizza
• Pixelated Pizza
• Mushroom and Comté Pizza
• Modernist Hawaiian Pizza
• Quizza

Sideantal: 1.708
Bind: 3 + 'manual'
Fotos: 3.700
Sprog: Engelsk
Opskrifter: 1.016
Vægt: 16,1 kg
Antal besøgte pizzeriaer: 250
Udgivet: 2021