Book description
A 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 labeling
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 center
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.
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. Her website
is thingstobehappyabout. com.
