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The Perfect Egg

by Aldo Buzzi · 1979

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Scholarly, playful, idiosyncratic and witty, Aldo Buzzi's 'The Perfect Egg' is an excursion into the food that has obsessed, provoked and intrigued the author through his life.

Subject
cookingcookingMore like thisLess of this
Themes
foodfoodMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages
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