Despite the abundance of recipes for various dishes on the Internet, cookbooks do not lose popularity. Especially valuable are those publications to which you can return day after day.

These are the folios that are included in today's Top 10 best cookbooks in the world. It is noteworthy that some books were first published 100 years ago.

10. Larousse Gastronomique

The first edition of the gastronomic encyclopedia dates from 1938. Initially, Larousse Gastronomique included exclusively French cuisine. Today, the multivolume is devoted to European cuisine as a whole. The Russian version includes 8 volumes, each of which costs over 2 thousand rubles.

9. The Good cook

In this series of English-language cookbooks, 28 volumes have been released. The Russian version includes 9 books on baking, fruits, wines, meat, poultry and dishes from cereals, pasta and legumes. The cost of each volume is about 650 rubles.

8. How to cook everything, Mark Bittman

This book by Mark Bittman is considered the main culinary aid of American housewives. The title of the publication is translated "How to cook everything." Unfortunately, “How to cook” was not published in Russian, but its English-language variation is very popular even among our compatriots.

7. Jamie’s Kitchen, Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver's books are extremely popular all over the world. Jamie’s Kitchen has been translated into 28 languages ​​and published in 40 countries. In Russia, Jamie's Kitchen is sold at a price of about 1,100 rubles.

6. On food and cooking, Harold McGee

Surprisingly, this book is one of the favorite for many chefs, although you can not find a single recipe in it. The publication describes in detail the processes that occur with a particular product in the cooking process. Author Harold McGee is considered the godfather of the now-popular molecular cuisine. Although there is no Russian translation of the book, the English-language version is being successfully sold, for example, on Ozon.ru.

5. Simple art, Shizuo Tsuji

The Russian translation of this Japanese book by Shizuo Tsuji is called “Refined Simplicity”. The author is the most authoritative in the world connoisseur of Japanese cuisine. Therefore, the book gives an idea of ​​cooking and about the rituals associated with serving. A Russian edition costs about 1,500 rubles.

4. How to Cook, Delia Smith

Delia Smith wrote three books about cooking eggs, pasta, bread, pastries, meat, fruits, etc. Two out of three books have been published in Russia. “How to cook ...” is an excellent guide for beginner housewives, as the basics of preparing different dishes are laid out simply and clearly. The price of each book by Delia Smith is about 400 rubles.

3. The Book of Jewish Food, Claudia Roden

Rodin has been writing a book on Jewish food for over 10 years. The result was such a comprehensive publication that The Guardian in 2013 included the book in the ten most important culinary aids in the world. It is noteworthy that all recipes are completely authentic, i.e. the author does not allow any simplifications of the process of preparation and substitution of ingredients.

2. The practical basis of culinary art, Pelagia Alexandrova-Ignatiev

Published in 1927, the book most recently experienced a rebirth. The publication contains recipes of both native Russian and many other dishes. The book describes various methods of processing products, even meat and fish cutting schemes, as well as a description of the cooking process, both familiar to us and almost forgotten dishes.

1. A gift to young housewives, Elena Molokhovets

First published in 1861, the book survived many reincarnations. Among the recipes described in the book there are simple soups, snacks, side dishes, and there are also such complex dishes as milk pig and crayfish paste. Modern publishers are actively publishing some excerpts from the original book.

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