The chef's companion
a concise dictionary of culinary terms
2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
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Author
Publication
1996 - Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
79,000 words, Guess
Page Count
316 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivechefscompanionco00riel
- ISBN-100442022484
- ISBN-139780442022488
- LibraryThing618660
- Goodreads4458535
Classifications
- DDC641.3/03
- LCCTX349 .R48 1996
- LCCTX349.R48 1996
Description
The indispensable guide to over 5,000 culinary termsEven the most international chef sometimes needs help with today's wildly diverse cooking terminology. Now, there's an updated and revised edition of Elizabeth Riely's The Chef's Companion, which professional chefs and aspiring cooks everywhere can turn to when they need quick access to concise and reliable definitions, pronunciations, correct spelling, accepted usage, and origins of culinary terms. This invaluable guide covers all the terms that chefs might use with customers and kitchen staff-in areas such as cooking techniques, food preparation, herbs and spices, varieties of food, wine, and equipment for the professional kitchen. Over 900 new terms have been added to this edition to provide expanded coverage of areas such as wine, pastry, and ethnic cuisines. The Chef's Companion: no kitchen is complete without it.
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