Pocket Encyclopaedia of Cook's Ingredients (DK Pocket Encyclopedia)

by Adrian Bailey

Book Overview

A guide to a range of foodstuffs, their origins and uses. Over 500 ingredients are featured with full colour photographs and there are also illustrations showing meat cuts, plant storage and cooking... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863184359
• ISBN13: 9780863184352
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Positively the most comprehensive resource for ingredient identification

I have had this book for over three or so years and it has helped immensely in the identification of certain ingredients. One thing though, if you are looking for a user friendly guide on which ingredient tastes like what, this guide will not help you. If you are looking for a guide that tells you which fish is fresh, do not get this guide. One comment i do have is the fact that this book is not meant for beginning chefs or "weekend warriors" who only cook during very special occasions. You have to know some things about how certain ingredients interact with each other before this book can be of any real use. I say this because this book is not meant for those who need cook books, it's for those who actually MAKE recepies. I especially like the fact that they categorize ingredients on a more or less clean, organized system which makes looking for certain ingredients very simple. The pictures on the pages also help in figuring out fantastic concepts for dish color, plating and garnish. A definite must have for any gourmand!