The Penguin Companion to Food (Penguin Reference Books S.)

The Penguin Companion to Food (Penguin Reference Books S.)

by Alan Davidson (Author), Alan Davidson (Author), Soun Vannithone (Illustrator)

Synopsis

This is an entertaining celebration of food in all its forms, written by a food expert, and with contributions from specialists across the globe. It contains information on just about every foodstuff and on a multitude of dishes, from angel food cake to zabaglione; devotes over 120 entries to national and regional cusines past and present, including Roman diets and white-trash food; and explores such miscellaneous topics as culinary terms and cookery writers.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 1104
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 05 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 0140515224
ISBN 13: 9780140515220

Media Reviews
'This is an awe-inspiring work of love and dedication to the one thing that unites all of us human beings: food.' - Sophie Grigson.
Author Bio
Alan Davidson is an eminent and well-travelled author. He has written widely on seafood in particular, and is co-founder, with his wife Jane, of the food history journal Petit Propos Culinaires. He lives in London, in Chelsea.