Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating : How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and Much More

from jasonli

A great handbook + cookbook about Western food culture, whether it be chocolates or cheese, olive oil or vinegar, Weinzweig has it all covered!

from flemmily

A great overview of ingredients: their history, where they come from, and how to tell if they're any good. One of my very favorite food books.

from flemmily

A great overview of ingredients: their history, where they come from, and how to tell if they're any good. One of my very favorite food books.

from Krumbs

I think the recipes in this one are actually unnecessary. It's much more useful for the how-to-choose parts. Also not a fan of the illustrations, but that's incidental and no reason to get a hate-on for it. An ok book, but a good resource, if that makes sense.

from jasonli

A great handbook + cookbook about Western food culture, whether it be chocolates or cheese, olive oil or vinegar, Weinzweig has it all covered!