A Diner's Dictionary: Food and Drink from A to Z

by John Ayto

Book Overview

Seasoned generously with literary wit, A Diner's Dictionary is a veritable feast, tracing the origins and history of over 1,200 gastronomical words and phrases. John Ayto spreads across our table a veritable cornucopia, from common fruits and vegetables (apples, cherries, apricots, and broccoli, to name a few), to exotic foreign dishes such as gado-gado, nasi goreng, satay, and dashi, and even junk foods such as doughnuts, brownies, and candy.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198661932
• ISBN13: 9780198661931
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.8"