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Eating Your Words - 1001 Words to Tease Your Taste Buds (Hardcover)
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Eating Your Words - 1001 Words to Tease Your Taste Buds (Hardcover)
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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.
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