The DictionaryofFoodandNutrition hasbeenpreparedbyreferringtovariousauthenticandreliablesources--textbooks,journals,magazines,encyclopaedias.culinarybooks--aswellasbyinteractingwithexpertsofthesubject.Itcontainsbothsimpleaswellascomplexterms,whichprovidebasicinformationaboutawidevarietyofdishesfromallovertheworld.   Thedictionaryconsistsofmorethan6,000entriesexplainedineasy-to-understand,simpleandlucidlanguage.Theycoverfooditemsfromalmosteverypartoftheglobe.Particularattentionhasbeenpaidsoastocoveralmosteverycereal,pulse,fruit,vegetable,mushroom,bird,animal,fishbesidesawholehostofseafood.Thereareentriesoncondiments,wines,liquorsandnutrientslikecarbohydrates,fats,minerals,proteins,vitamins,fibre,aminoacids,etc.Nutritionalfactsandfoodvaluesofvariousfooditemsanddelicacieshavealsobeenmentionedwherevernecessary.Tomakethedictionarymuchmoreinterestingandcomprehensible,illustrationsofalargenumberofpopulardisheshavebeenincluded.   The  dictionary  will  be  very  useful  for  cooks,  chefs,  meal  planners,caterers,  students  and  instructors,  as  well  as  for  those  concernedwith  home  economics  and  food  technology.  Itwillprovetobeahandyguideforeveryone. Size: 8.5"x5.5"