
Written in 1924 by Ignasi Domenech was for many many years "the book of Catalan cuisine. Must say that does not explain the different recipes easily; is for advanced students. But it should be read because it is very modern repair if the will of the author. This
declaring their intentions in the prologue. The first of all - whether This is the caption-writing a text that puts within reach of everyone cuisine of Catalonia.
is a remarkable fact very special. While leaving the press Teak (1924) which includes recipes Domènech; Pompeu Fabra working to collect words Dictionary of Language General from 1923 to 1930, which finally issued in 1932. This seems very strange circumstance: recipes and words. Both authors with the intention to settle there two "body" of identity in a moment of affirmation of Catalan national consciousness. Sometimes the work comes when he plays, apart from the intention of the author.
So Domenech writes in the prologue:
"Catalonia kitchen needed a simple book, which extended the recipes clearly specified, so that in making the dishes do not doubt or confusion arise or originate useless waste of time and materials. "(1)
If we changed the term" recipe "for the" words "and" plates " by "texts" paragraph could well refer to a dictionary. That is, this book aims to clarify the words of Catalan cooking and looking culinary vocabulary enrichment:
"(...) the cooks, they cook well know and knowingly not taking advantage of four topics poorly understood. "
The second chef's stated intention is to contribute to the happiness of home and family. It is not revolutionary: for him the charge of such work should be the woman crowned queen of the home. " Time roles were well determined. The paragraph does not waste even gets in the way of divinity:
"Our queens of the household must demonstrate their taste in the presentation of the table: (...). Women must not forget that home is his kingdom, which God has destined to shine because the qualities of his soul, clarity and discretion of his intelligence and mastery of his hand. It is in this sense that the Queen proclaim: in that it directs the government's domestic revenues, not only in receiving tributes.
Woman is for Domenech la administradora de la llar que ha de preparar-se para aquesta funció sobre qualsevol altre i de la qual depèn la felicitat i prosperitat de la família.
Finalment l’autor reivindica la seva “autoritats” de cuiner que li permet transmetre el coneixements adequats:
(...) no està escrit per una persona que no és capaç de fregir un parell d’ous (...) sinó per qui s’ha passat la vida dedicat a perfeccionar l’art culinari (...) en acreditades cuines."
(1) Domènech, Ignasi; La Teak , November 80th Editions, Barcelona, \u200b\u200b1994 (16th edition), (pp.5 8)
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