The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs
The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs

Author: Padma Lakshmi

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0062375245

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From the Emmy-nominated host of the award-winning Top Chef, an A-to-Z compendium of spices, herbs, salts, peppers, and blends, with beautiful photography and a wealth of explanation, history, and cooking advice. “A beautiful book by Padma Lakshmi featuring an extensive catalogue and helpful recommendations on how best to use these ingredients to create full-flavored dishes. A great resource for any chef or home cook.” -- Eric Ripert Award-winning cookbook author and television host Padma Lakshmi, inspired by her life of traveling across the globe, brings together the world’s spices and herbs in a vibrant, comprehensive alphabetical guide. This definitive culinary reference book is illustrated with rich color photographs that capture the essence of a diverse range of spices and their authentic flavors. The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs includes complete descriptions, histories, and cooking suggestions for ingredients from basic herbs to the most exotic seeds and chilies, as well as information on toasting spices, making teas, and infusing various oils and vinegars. And no other market epitomizes Padma’s love for spices and global cuisine than where she spent her childhood—lingering in the aisles of the iconic gourmet food store Kalustyan’s, in New York City. Perfect for the holiday season and essential to any well-stocked kitchen or cooking enthusiast, The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs is an invaluable resource as well as a stunning and adventurous tour of some of the most wondrous and majestic flavors on earth.

The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices
The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices

Author: P N Ravindran

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2017-12-28

Total Pages: 1178

ISBN-13: 1780643152

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The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices provides comprehensive coverage of the taxonomy, botany, chemistry, functional properties, medicinal uses, culinary uses and safety issues relating to over 250 species of herbs and spices. These herbs and spices constitute an important agricultural commodity; many are traded globally and are indispensable for pharmaceuticals, flavouring foods and beverages, and in the perfumery and cosmetic industries. More recently, they are increasingly being identified as having high nutraceutical potential and important value in human healthcare. This encyclopedia is an excellent resource for researchers, students, growers and manufacturers, in the fields of horticulture, agriculture, botany, crop sciences, food science and pharmacognosy.

Herbs & Spices
Herbs & Spices

Author: Jill Norman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-05-05

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1465443304

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Herbs & Spices is the essential cook's companion, now redesigned and updated with all new recipes. A classic reference, the best-selling Herbs & Spices is a trusted resource in the kitchen, with more than 200 unique herbs and spices from around the world showcased alongside gorgeous, full-color photography, flavor notes, and pairings. This new, updated edition includes the newest herbs, spices, and flavorings influencing global cuisine today, plus more than 180 recipes for main dishes, marinades, pastas, pickles, and sauces. Part spice cookbook, part kitchen encyclopedia, Herbs & Spices offers handy seasoning how-tos: How to identify and choose the best herbs, spices, and other flavorings. How to prepare and cook with them to ensure you are making the most of their flavors. How to make your own blends, spice rubs, sauces, and more - then customize them for your family's palate. Herbs & Spices is perfect for beginning cooks just setting up a kitchen, foodies exploring the deliciously exotic mash-ups of today's modern cooking, and experts looking for ways to experiment with new flavor combinations. This practical illustrated reference book gives you all the guidance you need to become a master of seasonings and to make tantalizing food from around the world.

The Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs & Spices
The Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs & Spices

Author: Tony Hill

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780471214236

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"More than 350 herbs, spices, and spice blends. Information on history and country of origin. Latin names and botanical background. Cooking and use guidelines. More than 75 recipes"--Back of jacket.

Herbs, Spices & Flavourings
Herbs, Spices & Flavourings

Author: Tom Stobart

Publisher: Grub Street Publishers

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1911621572

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The ultimate reference to the tasty ingredients that transform our food from the author of Cook’s Encyclopedia. Tom Stobart’s award-winning Herbs, Spices and Flavourings has long been recognized as the authoritative work on the subject. It is a truly amazing source of information covering, alphabetically, over 400 different herbs, spices, and flavorings found throughout the world and based on the extensive notes he made on his travels in 70 countries. Each entry carries detailed descriptions of the origin, history, magical, medicinal, scientific, and culinary uses, together with a thorough assessment of tastes and effects of cooking, freezing, and pickling. The author assigns the scientific, botanical, native, and popular names for given plants and ingredients making exact identification easy and clearing up any confusions which may exist on differing countries’ names and usages. No other work in print has ever covered this important subject with such exhausting precision, making this work of reference essential for all cooks, gardeners, and horticulturists.

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

Author: Scott Cunningham

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2012-04-08

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0738717134

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Expanded and revised, this comprehensive guide features magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world. With over 500,000 copies in print, this reference book is a must for all who perform natural magic. It features illustrations for easy identification of every herb, in addition to common names, use, and rulership.

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Herbs & Spices
Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Herbs & Spices

Author: John Heinerman

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 1995-12-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0133102106

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Renowned medical expert John Heinerman, Ph.D. shows you how to harness the amazing healing power of common herbs and spices to reverse illness and restore vitality. From agave for stomach problems and allspice for toothaches, to yohimbine to rejuvenate your sex life and yucca for arthritis relief, you’ll discover hundreds of all natural remedies for over 100 health conditions. Best of all, these herbs and spices are completely safe, effective, and readily available from your local grocer or health food store. In fact, you may find many of them in your kitchen cabinets right now. The Encyclopedia also includes scores of intriguing case histories that illustrate the many uses of these healers in a variety of cultures through the ages, listings of herbs and spices and the conditions they offer relief from, and step-by-step recommendations for using these natural remedies most effectively. “Anyone who understands nature need never be sick,” says John Heinerman, and this book is living proof of it!

The Complete Language of Herbs
The Complete Language of Herbs

Author: S. Theresa Dietz

Publisher: Wellfleet Press

Published: 2024-02-06

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0760388415

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Discover the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices in The Complete Language of Herbs—now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference. Along with a beautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or spice’s scientific and common names, characteristics, and historic meanings and powers from mythology, medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry. Did you know that allspice can be added to herbal mixtures to attract money or luck? Or that sprinkling arrowroot at the doors of your home will keep guests’ negative energy from entering? Reaching the height of popularity during the Victorian era, floriographies—dictionaries of symbolic flower meanings—were an amusing pastime and art to subtly communicate unspoken emotions. To complement the success of The Complete Language of Flowers, author S. Theresa Dietz has scoured historic sources and compiled an equally beautiful compendium in The Complete Language of Herbs, revealing the secrets and powers of hundreds of common and forgotten herbs and spices from around the world. Together with stunning full-color illustrations and two indexes, one for searching by common herb and spice name and the other organized by meaning, this beautiful reference is a must-have for gardeners, chefs, party planners, and food enthusiasts.

The Encyclopedia of Herbs
The Encyclopedia of Herbs

Author: Thomas DeBaggio

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13: 1604691344

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This meticulously researched compendium provides every aspect of growing, identifying, harvesting, preserving, and using more than 500 species of herbs. Thorough profiles provide a plant's botanical name and family, whether it is an annual or perennial, its height, hardiness, light requirements, water consumption, required soil type, and pH. The often fascinating history of the plant, the chemistry of its essential oils, and its culinary, landscape, and craft uses are also included, as is advice on how to propagate. For the first edition of their work, both authors received The Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature from the Herb Society of America. This new edition adds important species and includes updated nomenclature.

The Complete Cook's Encyclopedia of Spices
The Complete Cook's Encyclopedia of Spices

Author: Sallie Morris

Publisher: Southwater Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781840388183

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This practical sourcebook provides a kitchen reference, with information on both common and lesser-known spices. It includes easy-to-follow instructions on preparation and cooking techniques, and essential information on storage and equipment.