The Penguin Companion to Food
by Alan Davidson
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Author: Alan DavidsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-29
ISBN: 0142001635
Number of pages: 1104
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Reviews of The Penguin Companion to Food
Book Review: Same as the Oxford Companion
Summary: 5 Stars
I spent a lot of time deciding on which of the two companions to food to purchase. Given that the Penguin Companion was half the cost and by the same author, it won out. I was surprised though, when I held the book in my hands to read at the bottom of the front cover "Originally published as the Oxford Companion to Food." Although I am glad I am getting the quality and authoritativeness the Oxford series provides, it sure would have made my decision a lot easier to have known this bit of information.
The Oxford/Penguin companion is a terrific encyclopedia of foods. Davidson's essays are very readable and enlightening. Like all of the Oxford companions, it is a 5 star read.
Summary of The Penguin Companion to Food
This Penguin Companion covers the nature and history of foodstuffs worldwide, starting from aardvark and ending with zuppa inglese. It is compiled with especially strong coverage of European and in particular British cookery and contains no recipes. Much of the material in it was previously published in Davidson's "Petits Propos Culinaires" and in the proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery.Breakfast Books
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