Preserving: Pickling, fermenting, freezing, drying, curing and canning by Katie Caldesi & Giancarlo Caldesi and a giant cavity in

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Preserving: Pickling, fermenting, freezing, drying, curing and canning by Katie Caldesi & Giancarlo Caldesi and a giant cavity inKatie and Giancarlo embarked on a two year long journey to discover the different methods of conserving food, from smoking fish in Scotland to drying chillies in Sri Lanka, and this book collects over 200 of their favourite recipes and invaluable advice on equipment, timings and ingredients. Covering Italian cured charcuterie inspired by Giancarlo's family recipes, jams and chutneys evoking Katie's memories of cooking with her mother to pickling,