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Jellies are to cold cookery w...

Jellies are to cold cookery what consommes and stock are to hot. If anything, the former are perhaps more important: for a cold entree - however perfect it may be in itself - is nothing without its accompanying jelly.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

The workman mindful of succes...

The workman mindful of success, therefore, will naturally direct his attention to the faultless preparation of his stock, and in order to achieve this result, he will find it necessary not merely to make use of the freshest and finest goods, but also to exercise the most scrupulous care in their preparation, for, in cooking, care is half the battle.

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Good food is the basis of tru...

Good food is the basis of true happiness

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

So long as people don't know ...

So long as people don't know how to eat they will not have good cooks.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Original, in French: La bonne...

Original, in French: La bonne cuisine est la base du v?ritable bonheur. English: Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Rice is the best, the most nu...

Rice is the best, the most nutritive and unquestionably the most widespread staple in the world.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Soup puts the heart at ease, ...

Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Fish without wine is like egg...

Fish without wine is like egg without salt.

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The greatest dishes are very ...

The greatest dishes are very simple.

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People who do not accept the ...

People who do not accept the new, grow old very quickly.

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Novelty is the universal cry ...

Novelty is the universal cry - novelty by hook or by crook! It is an exceedingly common mania among people of inordinate wealth to exact incessantly new or so-called new dishes.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Stock is everything in cookin...

Stock is everything in cooking, at least in French cooking. Without it, nothing can be done. If one's stock is good, what remains of the work is easy; if, on the other hand, it is bad or merely mediocre, it is quite hopeless to expect anything approaching a satisfactory result.

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Experience, which plays such ...

Experience, which plays such an important part in culinary work, is nowhere so necessary as in the preparation of sauces, for not only must the latter flatter the palate, but they must also very in savour, consistence, and viscosity, in accordance with the dishes they accompany.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Great dangers give birth to g...

Great dangers give birth to great resolutions.

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The painter, sculptor, writer...

The painter, sculptor, writer, and musician are protected by law. So are inventors. But the chef has absolutely no redress for plagiarism on his work; on the contrary, the more the latter is liked and appreciated, the more will people clamour for his recipes.

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Everything is so unstable in ...

Everything is so unstable in these times of progress at any cost, and social customs and methods of life alter so rapidly, that a few years now suffice to change completely the face of usages which, at their inception, bade fair to outlive the age - so enthusiastically were they welcomed by the public.

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Any sauce whatsoever should b...

Any sauce whatsoever should be smooth, light (without being liquid), glossy to the eye, and decided in taste. When these conditions are fulfilled, it is always easy to digest, even for tired stomachs.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Good food is the foundation of...

Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Rice is the best, the most nut...

Rice is the best, the most nutritive and unquestionably the most widespread staple in the world.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

Indeed, stock is everything in...

Indeed, stock is everything in cooking. Without it, nothing can be done.

Auguste Escoffier 12 quotes

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