The Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs & Spices: Seasonings for the Global Kitchen

This truly contemporary work, encompassing not only entries for herbs and spices but also herb and spice blends, is not both a wonderful reference book but a cookery book and a work of love. Its author, Tony Hill, is a self confessed “spice merchant” and describes himself as a “modern day Marco Polo” travelling the world in search of adventure and knowledge in order to recreate exciting tastes with the many herbs and spices his travels reveal. With the aim of mastering the tricks of seasoning Hill has collected many herbs and spices, experimented with tastes and blends and finally...