The Complete Book of Spices: A Practical Guide to Spices and Aromatic Seeds

by Jill Norman

Book Overview

Winner of the 1991 International Association of Cooking Professionals award, this book presents an A to Z guide to familiar and exotic spices. Each spice is shown in its various guises with information on its origins and history; its cultivation; its aroma and flavor; and its culinary and other uses. Full-color photos throughout.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670834378
• ISBN13: 9780670834372
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 11.9"

Customer Reviews

Spices made Easy

This is an incredible book. It includes encyclopaedic information on all the most common spices and most of the rare ones. Not only does it include a description of their flavour and aroma but of their cooking and medicinal uses as well.The book starts with the history of spice trade (in a brief review of about 6 pages) and ends with a basic recipe book so that you can put your spice knowledge to work.I greatly recomend the cinnamon cookies recipe at the end of the book.As an extra it also contains recipes for mixing spices in order to produce curries, quatre epicees, sambal trassi, nam prik and many other as well.This is a must for any spice loving kitchen.

Extremely Valuable Cooking Resource

Living in an Asian country, this book has been a tremendous help in identifying the huge variety of spices available in local markets. I find the presentation of the different ways the spices are prepared (powdered, whole, dried, fresh etc...) to be most helpful. I really recommend this book!!

Beautiful presentation of facts about spices and seeds.

Informative text, bright, clear photograph of spices and aromatic seeds. Briefly describes their cultivation and uses. An excellant reference on spices from around the world with comments on the history of the spice trade as well as more than one hundred recipes demonstrating their uses