Definitions are frequently one word or at most a few sentences making this book very useful for quick research. There is also a selected bibliography and an English-Italian index. Herbst, Sharon Tyler. The New Food Lover s Companion. This is an indispensable food dictionary for ease of use, comprehensiveness and international scope.
Many entries have pronunciation guides.
The Appendix includes useful information such as the food pyramid, understanding food labels, fatty acids in commonly used cooking oils, smoke points of major cooking oils, additives directory, ingredient buying guide and equivalents, substitutions of ingredients, common measurements and equivalents, temperature charts, pan sizes, food organization and a bibliography. The dictionary can also be accessed through the Epicurious web site. Walter Bicklel, a respected scholar chef, edited this more recent version of the dictionary. The original dictionary was published more than eighty years ago. The dictionary has an alphabetical list of thousands of concise, classical French recipes and classical dishes from other European countries.