Larousse gastronomique

The first edition was published in 1938 under the editorship of Prosper Montagnier and with a preface by Auguste Escoffier and Fileas Gilbert ( fr. Philéas Gilbert ). Gilbert also helped in creating the encyclopedia. Since he, along with Escoffier, was a co-author of , this led to a partial coincidence of the content of the two books. Escofier noted when asked to write a preface that he could “see with his own eyes” and “Montagnier cannot hide from me that he took“ Le Guide ”as the basis of his new book and definitely borrowed many recipes.” ^[2]

The next three editions in French came out in 1960, 1967, 1984, edited by Prosper Montagnier and culinary columnist .

The fifth edition of 1996 underwent a major update, which was carried out under the patronage of the gastronomic committee led by chef . The book was supplemented with recipes and articles about products from around the world.

Since the sixth edition of 2007, the encyclopedia is called Grand Larousse gastronomique . She also came out under the patronage of the gastronomic committee with Joel Robuchon at the head.

The next edition of the French encyclopedia was published in 2012.

The first translation of the encyclopedia into Russian was made by the publishing house "Publishing House of Gastronomic Literature" Chernov & Co. ° "from the last for 2007 sixth French edition. The translated edition consists of fifteen volumes, the production of which took almost 10 years: the first volume was released in 2007, the 15th in 2016. It contains over 4000 dictionary entries, more than 3000 of them are recipes, and more than 6000 are illustrated illustrations ^[1] .

The third English edition of 2001 was updated and contains additional material about the cuisines of other countries of the world, the number of pages goes up to 1350. It is also available in the short edition (2003). A new, updated, and revised edition was published October 13, 2009 by Hamlyn in the UK.

• James, Kenneth. Escoffier: The King of Chefs . Hambledon and London: Cambridge University Press , 2002.
• Larousse Gastronomique , Prosper Montagné, maître cuisinier, avec la collaboration du docteur Gottschalk, Paris, Editions Larousse, 1938.
• 2001 2nd edition, ISBN 2-03-560227-0 , with assistance from a gastronomic committee chaired by Joël Robuchon

Russian translation

• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 1. Abinyads - Bun / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2007 .-- 336 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370108/9785989370085.
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 2. Weisslacker - Gratons / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2008 .-- 350 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370054/2035602270/2035823609 .
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 3. Gato - Zubrik / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2009 .-- 399 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370153/2035602270/2035823609 .
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 4. Ivyshen - Sausage / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2009 .-- 404 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370184/2035602270/2035823609 .
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 5. Sausages - Kuchol / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2009 .-- 352 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370207/2035602270/2035823609 .
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 6. Labardan - Mara / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2010 .-- 404 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370221/9785989370078/2035602270/2035823609 .
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 7. Moroccan - Mint Sauce / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2010 .-- 431 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370245.
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 8. Naan - Pinching / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2011 .-- 351 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370269/2035602270/2035823609 .
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 9. Pub - Spelled / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2011 .-- 432 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370368/2035823609 .
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 10. Snack - Robuchon / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2011 .-- 428 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370108/9785989370085.
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 11. Rehoboam - Soba / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2012 .-- 435 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370399.
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 12. Sarbonade - Teflon / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2013 .-- 440 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370450.
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 13. Meatballs - Trout / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2014 .-- 448 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370566.
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 14. Forestry - Chufa / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2014 .-- 334 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370528.
• The gastronomic encyclopedia of Laruss. In 15 volumes. Volume 15. Chabichoux du Poitou - Barley / Under the patronage of Gastron. com (President J. Robuchon); Per. with fr. A. Krzhizhevsky and others; Repl. ed. E. Troshkina. - Chernov and Co. °, 2016 .-- 484 p. - ISBN 9785989370047/9785989370719.

English translation

• Larousse gastronomique: the encyclopedia of food, wine & cookery , Ed. Charlotte Turgeon and Nina Froud. New York, Crown Publishers, 1961. The English translation of the 1938 edition. ISBN 0-517-50333-6 ^[3]
• Montagné, Prosper. Larousse Gastronomique: The New American Edition of the World's Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia . Edited by Jennifer Harvey Lang. New York: Crown, 1988. Second English edition. ISBN 0-609-60971-8 ^[4]
• Montagné, Prosper. Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia . Edited by Jennifer Harvey Lang. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2001. Third English edition. ISBN 978-0-600-62042-6 ^[5]