Author: Simone Ortega.
The book 1080 recetas de cocina is an undisputed classic of Spanish cuisine, and it is now 50 years since its publication. It is a work that has transcended the category of recipe book to become a sociological phenomenon that has shaped the sentimental education of several generations of Spaniards. With more than three and a half million copies sold, it is the best-selling cookery book – and probably not only cookery – in democratic Spain.
It was the 1970s and Simone Ortega decided to set up a DIY shop with a friend when this type of establishment was by no means common in large cities. After a few months, in view of the commotion this generated in the family organisation, given her passion for cooking – she was also an excellent hostess -, her links with the world of books, and encouraged by José Ortega Spottorno, her husband and founder of Alianza Editorial and son of the philosopher José Ortega y Gasset, she decided to rescue her grandmother’s recipe book and her own cards (some of which are kept in the School of Catering that bears her name in Móstoles), and she took the plunge.
As the author herself acknowledged on occasion, the key to success lay in the fact that all the recipes came out: the exact proportions and the precise cooking time, no pinches, handfuls or approximations. 1080 has been a permanent presence on all wedding lists, a regular in all our Erasmus suitcases, and one couple even confessed to a bewildered Simone that the book had saved their marriage.
Pages: 1184
Publisher: ALIANZA EDITORIAL
Binding: Soft cover
ISBN: 9788491815518
RPP: 15,67 euros
