The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food & Drink (2nd edition)

A second edition of a title that has previously been issued as the Glutton's Glossary and the Gourmet's Guide, as well as the Diner's Dictionary, John Ayto's work is a compilation of word origins of food and drink, running from Abernethy Biscuit all the way through to Zwieback. That both these terms denote a kind of biscuit should not be taken as an indicator of the breadth of the work. In fact it provides a plenitude of dishes, ingredients and drinks as disparate as soufflé, kleftiko and cucumber going some way into the origin and development of the...