The New Food Lover's Companion
by Sharon Tyler Herbst, Ron Herbst (Author)
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The fifth edition of this widely praised and highly esteemed reference guide has been updated with new information to reflect the way we eat in today's world. The authors have taken into account our healthier lifestyles and more diverse palates to include:Over 500 new listings, including Korean, Persian, and South American additions- Updated information for hundreds of existing entries
- A blood alcohol concentration chart for men and women
- An extensive breakdown of food labels and
- Department of Agriculture recommendations for a 2,000 calorie per day food plan
The New Food Lover's Companion is a reference guide—not a cookbook—but it includes hundreds of cooking tips plus an extensive bibliography of recommended cookbooks. More than 7200 entries plus line art are included in this seminal work.
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Well, I haven't read every word yet. I'm working my way through and learning a lot, and looking things up every now and then. If you don't already have a degree from the Cordon Bleu or the CIA, you probably can use this book to find out about unusual ingredients (and even learn new things about common foods.) Highly recommended.
I preferred older editions which had more thorough explanations. It's still valuable, being an update version of my edition from 17yrs ago, but the wording is also more vague or generic and I don't like that. I hope more current editions are better. This leaves room to be desired.
One of my personal books that I keep at my office. Great for trying to figure out the difference between Salsa, Chutney, Raita, and Relish.
I think it is still missing some stuff. But then again I get odd questions.
I think it is still missing some stuff. But then again I get odd questions.
An almost-exhaustive listing of food terms with definitions, descriptions, and many cases, histories of food terms.
For what it claims to be it cover "terms" plus added info quite well.
Read on Staycation at Folly Beach.
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Sharon Tyler Herbst is the award-winning author of fifteen bestselling books on food and drink. She's also a media personality, consultant and spokesperson
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- Genres
- Reference, Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 641.03 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics standard subdivisions Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
- LCC
- TX349 .H532 — Technology Home economics Home economics Nutrition. Foods and food supply
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