Webster's New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts

This dictionary of the culinary arts defines approximately 15,000 terms. Topics covered include: raw and minimally processed ingredients; international foods - commonly encountered foreign words for ingredients as well as foods encountered in other cuisines for which there are no English equivalents; preparation and cooking methods; tools and equipment; food chemistry; beers, wines and spirits; hospitatlity and restaurant mangement; nutrition; food safety and sanitation; chef biographies; food history; and gastronomy.