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This fourth book of a standard beam (formerly called Food Lover’s Companion) revises most existent entries as good as expands a sum series of entries to 6,700. It is radically a compendium of assorted ingredients, from artificial flavouring as good as artificial flavouring to wines as good as desserts. It additionally includes a engorgement of conditions about in progress techniques. Entries are arranged in in a sequence of a alphabet sequence as good as change in length from a integrate of lines to a integrate of pages. Each includes a clarification as good as infrequently an reason of a subject as good as diction of a term. A 70-page supplementary material covers all sorts of engaging as good as utilitarian report as good as helps make a book inestimable only for a extras: part equivalents as good as substitutions; (more…)
Originally posted 2009-08-17 21:29:56. Republished by Old Post Promoter
Tags: All Sorts, Alphabetical Order, Companion, Couple Of Lines, Desserts, Dictionary, Equivalents, Food, Food Lover, Herbs And Spices, Lover's, New Food, Page Appendix, Paperback, Plethora, Pronunciation, Wines
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The New Food Lover’s Companion
This was a gift for my son who has just started cooking school. He loves it!
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Foodie Essential
The New Food Lover’s Companion
No foodie shouid be without this bible for the kitchen.
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Spacing is your friend
On the Kindle version, a blank line is needed to separate the entries. The bold does not help as it barely shows up.
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THE kitchen encyclopedia
This is a reference book, similar to a dictionary. Each entry is a cooking/food term and the definition/description is generally a pretty thorough explanation.
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Food Lovers Companion
I was dissappointed in the condition of this book because it was a gift for my sister. The book was stated to be Used but in Excellent Condition.
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Very informative.
I’ve worked in a few high-class restaurants and each and every one of them have this book. I’ve been able to find every single word that I’ve been curious about.
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Wonderful book!
I have used this book for many years now. I work at a restaurant and it comes in handy when we need to know the spelling of something or when a customer asks us something we don’t…
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Comprehensive Cooking Compendium
The perfect gift or ‘must have’ for anyone who loves to cook, bake or eat. This book answers every question about any and all cooking terms you’ve heard from your grandmother,…
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Must have culinary reference guide
This is the quintessential food reference guide. It does not explain methods and recipes in detail — this is not a cook book.
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Food Lovers Companion
This book will answer most of your questions. Excellent explanations. Really a lot of information.