Helvetiq Absinth

Tania Brasseurs follows the traces of this plant, the alcohol made from it and the people who produce it in the Val-de-Travers - the cradle of absinthe.
Illustrated with evocative photos, this book combines botany, history, art, accounts of craftsmen and cooking recipes to create a comprehensive picture of the green fairy.
Did you know that before the First World War, a third of the inhabitants of Pontarlier worked in the absinthe industry? And that when François Mitterrand visited Neuchâtel, he was offered a soufflé à l'absinthe in the middle of Prohibition? Whether you like absinthe or not, the stories of the green fairy leave no one untouched.