The Cook’s Essential Kitchen Dictionary
It is no secret, I love to cook but my real passion is baking. I could spend all day in the kitchen baking up delicious treats for my family and you would never hear me complain. Nope, not once. Well, maybe when it came time to do the dishes!
Today I get to tell you about a really cook book that I got to review.
Title: The Cook’s Essential Kitchen Dictionary
Publisher: Robert Rose
Author: Jacques L. Rolland
ISBN: 9780778804949
The Cook’s Essential Kitchen Dictionary is a complete culinary resource. It is an exciting blend of food history, etymology, anecdotes, origins and culture. How often have you founds yourself in the middle of preparing a recipe when you come across an unfamiliar term? The answer is probably, often!
Discover thousands of definitions, along with a wealth of historical background for many words in this completely revised edition. The definitions are listed alphabetically for easy reference and each includes the British and American cooking terms.
Whether you’re looking for an entertaining foodie read or the answer to a specific culinary question, this book offers a unique vantage point from which to expand your knowledge of food.
My Thoughts: As a foodie, I often come across cooking terms that I have never heard of before. This book has been really helpful to me the past few weeks and I just love it.
There are more than 5,000 definitions inside the book. You will find words/definitions fore: anisette, cassava, kohlrabi, harusame, flageolet, udon, veloute, zabaglione and many….many…more! It is really comprehensive!
This is a “must-have” for anyone who loves to cook & bake. On top of that, I think it would make a great gift for any foodie on your gift-giving list or how about all of those bridal shower gifts when you never know what to get the bride-to-be? Perfect!
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