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OverviewA culinary reference packed with thousands of straightforward definitions and fun tips and trivia Perfect for cooks, food lovers, and even trivia buffs, 'The Culinarian' is a wide-ranging kitchen reference that no cupboard should be without. With plain-English definitions of everything from Absinthe to Zucchini, it includes fascinating culinary history, etymologies, and tips on selecting, storing, and using virtually every ingredient and piece of kitchen equipment imaginable. In addition to vital information like unit conversions and yields and equivalents, the book also includes cooking tips, lists, and trivia, from the heavily practical, such as common meat cuts and labelling terms, to the just plain entertaining, like lists of aphrodisiac foods and fun food cliches. . Holds the answers to thousands of culinary questions, from how to choose a ripe mango or scale a fish to how they get the cream centre inside a chocolate candy . Includes descriptions and definitions of nearly 3,500 food terms, from ingredients and equipment to culinary techniques . Compiled by expert researcher, lexicographer, and food lover Barbara Ann Kipfer . Helpful cooking tips and sidebars on cooking quick meals, as well as shopping, storing, prepping, and garnishing If you've ever wondered how to trim an artichoke or what the difference between a sweet potato and a yam is, 'The Culinarian' has all the answers you need. AUTHOR: Barbara Ann Kipfer is a lexicographer and an enthusiastic culinarian. The bestselling author of '14,000 Things to Be Happy About' and other list, reference, archaeology, and spiritual books, she holds PhDs in linguistics, archaeology, and Buddhist studies and has worked as a lexicographer and ethnographer for more than thirty years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara Ann Kipfer , Kyle KipferPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 20.20cm Weight: 0.717kg ISBN: 9780470554241ISBN 10: 047055424 Pages: 640 Publication Date: 30 September 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBarbara Ann Kipfer is a lexicographer and an enthusiastic culinarian. The bestselling author of 14,000 Things to Be Happy About and other list, reference, archaeology, and spiritual books, she holds PhDs in linguistics, archaeology, and Buddhist studies and has worked as a lexicographer and ethnographer for more than thirty years. Her website is thingstobehappyabout.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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