Herb & Spice (UK) / Herbs & Spices (USA) (2002)

by Jill Norman, Jillian Norman

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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.… (more)

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THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER.
Okay.
THE BEST REFERENCE BOOK EVER!

Maybe it's because I have a major tomorrow, or maybe it's because I am actually interested in herbs and spices, but... I just read this book from cover to cover and helped my mom identify a couple of spices we have at home and a few awesome uses for them (Black cardamom? Yeah? Awesome Indian food awaits!)

This book is very, VERY, well researched, and quite accurate. You cannot go wrong by buying this, since it's also EXTREMELY BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The photography, the indexing... *sigh*. It's just beautiful in every imaginable way.

Now, what's in it?

Herbs.
And.
Spices.

Everything. About. Herbs. AND. Spices.
How to store, how to grow, what parts to use... etc.
And pictures.
Pictures everywhere.
Pictures of everything.

Sheesh just buy it already.

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womanwoanswers | Dec 23, 2022 |

Great photos to help with identification and nice tips for buying, storing, using, and tasting herbs and spices. I like that non-traditional herbs and such are included--cat nip! The few recipes given in the back look like a good way to get your feet wet with unfamiliar ingredients without going all-out with a new Indian or Thai, etc., cookbook. (

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Krumbs | Mar 31, 2013 |

This seems like a pretty definitive guide to herbs and spices. Can anyone recommend others that are just as good if not better?

riptiki | Jul 11, 2009 |

Another very definitive reference guide to just herns and spices, how thwy grow, discriptions of flavours and what they are used for. A few recipes as well. The blend recipes are particularly useful guides. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Norman, Jill	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Norman, Jillian	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Assenberg, Marry	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
King, Dave	Photographer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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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.

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