Does This Taste Funny? by Michael Dane

Author:Michael Dane
Language: eng
Format: mobi
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Publisher: Michael Dane
Published: 2012-06-06T00:00:00+00:00

It was a simpler time, before people used vegetables

to create avant-garde chamber music.

A Culinary Soundtrack

Music and food have been intertwined for centuries. In fact, one of the greatest operatic composers, Gioachino Rossini, was such a gourmand that not only did he compose some of his most famous arias while dining, but several dishes are named in his honor.

In fact, the term ‘Alla Rossini’ usually refers to any dish incorporating truffles, foie gras, and a demi-glace sauce. So thankfully, I now know what to call all those truffle and fois gras dishes I cook.

Rossini even wrote several piano pieces about food, including his Four Hors D’oeuvres. If you get a chance to hear it, listen to the touching second movement, Les Anchois, undoubtedly the finest piece of music ever composed about anchovies.

For some reason, early in the twentieth century, it was popular to name foods after opera singers. The next time you dig into some Turkey Tetrazzini, you can thank Luisa Tetrazzini, the Italian soprano.

And a rival of Tetrazzini, Australian diva Nellie Melba, inspired Escoffier to create Peach Melba and Melba Toast.

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