Caspar Plautz. Rezepte mit Kartoffeln

Potato, spud, farmer's truffle, taters, bumser – the potato, this completely incomprehensible blessing that springs from the earth, has many names and even more varieties. Hardly any other side dish evokes similar memories. Of grandma's juicy potato salad, mom's crispy potato pancakes, or the slightly too salty fries at the swimming pool. And hardly any food is so underrated in its quality and diversity.

With their small potato stand Caspar Plautz at the Munich Viktualienmarkt, the authors have made it their mission to change this situation. The name is programmatic: Caspar Plautz was an Austrian monk who published the first potato recipes in 1621, shortly after the potato arrived in Europe. This reference to the supposedly past is not nostalgia but points to a sustainable approach to our food that is ecologically sound, culinarily enriching, and healthy. Caspar Plautz. Recipes with Potatoes celebrates the potato in all its diversity and beauty and reminds us of how much life and happiness can be found in good potatoes.