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

Jill Norman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 1991

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.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Studio; First US edition (January 3, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670834378
• ISBN-13: 978-0670834372
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #67 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Herbs, Spices & Condiments

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spices made Easy, May 2, 2000

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Rodolfo Tarelli (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Book of Spices: A Practical Guide to Spices and Aromatic Seeds (Paperback)

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.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Valuable Cooking Resource, September 6, 1997

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This review is from: The Complete Book of Spices: A Practical Guide to Spices and Aromatic Seeds (Paperback)

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!!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful presentation of facts about spices and seeds., February 2, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Book of Spices: A Practical Guide to Spices and Aromatic Seeds (Paperback)

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