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The Spice Lover's Guide to Herbs and Spices

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As a chef I am always looking for info on the things we eat! I have been thrilled with all the facts, uses and descriptions packed into this book. Well organized from A to Z, with a listing of herbs and spices you will recognize as well as things new and different even to a well "seasoned" chef. I love the fact that along with the name, alternate names, origin, part of the plant used, and uses, Tony Hill gives a little story for each item. Sometimes he tells you how he came to discover the spice or maybe a story about the first time he tasted it. Overall a great read packed with a lot of facts!

Tony Hill's Spice Lover's Guide To Herbs & Spices is an IACP Cookbook Award finalist and goes way beyond similar-named herb and spice guides. Tony Hill owns Seattle's World Merchants Spice, Herb & Teahouse: here his expertise lends to a survey of the spices based on his world travels and in-depth knowledge of culinary history and lore. Definitions of spice characteristics, color photos of spices and herbs, and recipes provide plenty of explanation on spice or herb characteristics and why they work in particular dishes. It's these extensive explanations which set Spice Lover's Guide To Herbs & Spices apart from all others.

I bought this on a visit to the US and so glad i did. I was visiting the Amazon US website to see if Tony Hill has written any other food books.
I've got herb and spice books that are prettier but none that can touch this for useful information.

Updated world of spices at my finger tips. Have used this book constantly since I purchased it. Excellent pics.

Love this book....I had a reciepe that called for a fresh spice and when I could not find it I got my new spice book out and found a substitute for it...and to learn what all the spices do to a dish has been alot of fun.

This book makes diving into the world of cooking with spices easy and you learn all kinds of things about the spices. Its a good read.

Great reference book to always keep on hand... With 100's of spices and herbs, this book gives all the details you need...

Just bought this book and as with many reference books I was a little leary, but now having it on my Kindle I am very happy with my purchase. There is an excellent index that makes it very easy to jump around the book and go to the specific spice you are looking for. I would recommend for anyone who wants all the info they could need on dozens of spices while not having to deal with a cumbersome book!

This book has excellent information on many, many spices and also has some recipes included to try a numberof the different spices.