num_pages: 607
description: "The classic reference - expanded and in full color."Professional chefs and home cooks use spices and herbs to enhance food flavors and to create new taste combinations and sensations. From vanilla beans to cinnamon, from cumin to tarragon, no kitchen is complete without spices and herbs.The second edition of this classic reference is significantly expanded, with four new spices and herbs as well as 25 additional blends. The book is now printed in full color and features color photography throughout. Every herb and spice has a handsome and detailed color photograph to make identification and purchasing a breeze. The book includes fascinating and authoritative histories of a wide range of global herbs and spices such as angelica, basil, candle nut, chervil, elder, fennel, grains of paradise, licorice root, saffron, tamarind, Vietnamese mint and zedoary.The Spice and Herb Bible, Second Edition, includes 100 spices and herbs and 50 spice-blend recipes. It is an essential resource for any well-equipped kitchen.
language: English
title: The Spice and Herb Bible
titlecomplete: The Spice and Herb Bible
genres: Herbs, Cookbooks, Culinary, Reference, Food, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Drink
ratings_count: 204
awards: awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: James Beard Foundation Book Award
category: Reference and Scholarship
publisher: Robert Rose