The Abalone King of Monterey: Pop Ernest Doelter, Pioneering Japanese Fishermen & the Culinary Classic That Saved an Industry

by Tim Thomas

Book Overview

In 1908, "Pop" Ernest Doelter was crowned the Abalone King. In the kitchen of his Alvarado Street restaurant in Monterey, California, Pop transformed rubbery gastropods into an epicurean delight. Working with red abalone collected by Monterey's community of Japanese divers, Pop dipped the foot in egg wash, added a secret ingredient, rolled it in cracker crumbs and cooked it quickly in olive oil. Tourists and celebrities alike sat down at Pop's table...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609494695
• ISBN13: 9781609494698
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"