The Oxford Companion to Food
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The Oxford Companion to Food
Customer reviews (10)
18 May 2015Five Stars
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10 March 2015No home should be without this book.
A food lovers encyclopedia..
3 December 2012A Must-Have for Every Foodie
This is the ultimate guide for foodies -- nearly 900 pages of reference to all things edible .
7 February 2010A Meza for Foodies in a Book. Dip and Taste
A must have for anyone interested in food.
30 July 2006Too many errors
As many others have pointed out, this book is quite biased in it's handling of the cuisines of different countries.
31 October 2005Great Reading, Some odd omissions. No recipes.
`The Oxford Companion to Food', edited by the noted English culinary writer and diplomat, Alan Davidson is a foody reader's compendium to lots of interesting articles about sources, history, some people, and most places regarding food and drink.
6 June 2005Exceptional
Perhaps the single most useful, complete and amusing reference book in my collection.
27 October 2004Essential Bookshelf Material
Anyone who has any interest in food besides simply shovelling it into their mouths should get this superb big book.
22 June 2004The Pengiun On My Cookshelf
The Pengiun Companion runs more than a thousand pages and contains more than 2500 entries on every plant and animal product, every cooking tradition and technique, of any relevance to the well-schooled cook.
1 August 2002encyclopedic
Not only encyclopedic, but fun to read.