The Penguin Companion To Food

Author: Alan Davidson

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Price : 54.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780140515220
Publisher : pengui
Imprint : pengui
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Weight (g) : 2.046
Publication date : 05 September 2002
Dimensions : 246mm X 189mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Alan Davidson
Series : Penguin Reference Books S.
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Edition : New edition
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Dewey classification : 641.3
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Description

This reference offers a blend of history, fact and anecdote. It covers everything from culinary terms and cooking techniques to national cuisines, famous dishes and unusual ingredients. It includes 40 longer articles on topics such as garlic, noodles and sugar, and puddings.

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'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 description

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.

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