Here in almost 500 pages is a descriptive compendium of just about everything we eat and how we cook it. Arranged alphabetically, from Abalone to Zampone, the fascinating entries in the book deal with the ingredients and processes used in cooking.

A compendium of just about everything we eat and how we cook it, arranged alphabetically from Abalone to Zampoene. Selected as one of the greatest cookbooks of all time by "Waitrose Food Illustrated". *Also appeared in September 2015 Buyer's Notes*