Eating Your Words: 2000 Words To Tease Your Taste Buds - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0195174062 ISBN 13 : 9780195174069

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Here is a feast of words that will whet the appetite of food and word lovers everywhere. William Grimes, former restaurant critic for The New York Times, covers everything from bird's nest soup to Trockenbeerenauslese in this wonderfully informative food lexicon.
Eating Your Words is a veritable cornucopia--a thousand-and-one entries on candies and desserts, fruits and vegetables, meats, seafood, spices, herbs, wines, cheeses, liqueurs, cocktails, sauces, dressings, and pastas. The book includes terms from around the world (basmati, kimchi, haggis, callaloo) and from around the block (meatloaf, slim jims, Philly cheesesteak). Grimes describes utensils (from tandoor and wok to slotted spoon and zester), cooking styles (a bonne femme, over easy), cuts of meat (crown roast, prime rib), and much more. Each definition includes a pronunciation guide and many entries indicate the origin of the word. Thus we learn that olla podrida is Spanish for 'rotten pot' and mulligatawny comes from the Tamil words milaku-tanni, meaning 'pepper water.' Grimes includes helpful tips on usage, such as when to write whiskey and when to write whisky. In addition, there are more than a dozen special sidebars on food and food word topics--everything from diner slang to bad fad diets--plus a time line of food trends by decade and a list of the best regional snack foods.
Even if you don't know a summer sausage from a spring chicken, you will find Eating Your Words a delectable treat. And for everyone who loves to cook, this superb volume is an essential resource--and the perfect gift.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Grimes is a former restaurant reviewer for The New York Times and writes for the Time's Style and Arts sections. The author of My Fine Feathered Friend and Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail, he lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195174062
• ISBN 13: 9780195174069
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Éditeur: Grimes William
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Oxford University Press; https://corp.oup.com/; ; WMF Platz 1; Geislingen/Steige; Baden-W?rttemberg; 73312; Allemagne