Food in Five Languages: An International Menu Guide, English/German/French/Italian/Spanish [Paperback]

Elisabeth Neiger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997

This handy and indispensable guide lists in French, Italian, Spanish, German and English, everything you are likely to find on menus and in food shops on your travels around the world.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566562155
• ISBN-13: 978-1566562157
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,355,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not useful as a european menu reader for American travelers, May 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Food in Five Languages: An International Menu Guide, English/German/French/Italian/Spanish (Paperback)

I got this book with the mistaken notion that I could bring it to Europe and decipher the menus there.

The problem is the book's unusual organization.

Each page contains five columns of dishes in each of English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

For example:

...

Cabbage__Kohl_______Chou_____Cavolo____Col

Carrots__Karotten____Carottes__Carote_____Zanahorias

Celery___Sellerie_____Celeris___Sedani_____Apio

Cress____Kresse_____Cresson__Crescione__Berro

...

See the problem?

Is is sorted by the English word. That does not help when you have the French words, and are trying to figure out English one.

Buy this book to go from English to a European language (not the reverse).

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Gastronomic Traveler's Resource, May 28, 2002

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Evin "Writer, Photographer, Traveler & Food E... (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Food in Five Languages: An International Menu Guide, English/German/French/Italian/Spanish (Paperback)

Since purchasing this book many years ago, I have had many friends and even strangers ask me where they too can get a copy. It has proved very useful and would make a great gift for a someone visiting from overseas or someone going on a trip. Many of my friends who live overseas enjoyed this book as well because it is designed by food type. So, if you are eating at a pastry shop, you do not need to sift through a dozen types of seafood or poultry to find your just desserts. There are a few foods missing in this, but they are not those which you'd usually encounter as a tourist (unless you are adventurous). I recommend this book to those who love to travel and enjoy being able to know what they are eating. This is especially valueable to anyone with food allergies, dietary restrictions or food dislikes. I learned quickly how to ask about ingredients and knew what to avoid on a menu. The book is also a nice size to fit into a purse, handbag, or backpack.