Real Flavours

REAL FLAVOURS is an entirely rewritten and updated third edition of Glynn's Delicatessen Food Handbook, described by Nigel Slater as 'one of the only ten books you need'. It's a handbook of specialty ingredient information, from salt and pepper through olive oil to caviar: it not only tells you what an ingredient is and what it should look and taste like, it also tells you what it goes with and how to use it.With plenty of wit and anecdotes from a life spent traveling, cooking on TV, and writing for magazines and newspapers, Glynn's REAL FLAVOURS is a work of reference you'll end up reading like a novel.In his Introduction he says 'Ingredient knowledge means kitchen power, it means you know what goes with what and how to make something much more delicious in far less time. REAL FLAVOURS even answers the questions you didn't know you should have asked. It's the ingredient handbook that makes every other cookbook work.Best known in Britain as an entertaining and...

With plenty of wit and anecdotes from a life spent traveling, cooking on TV, and writing for magazines and newspapers, Glynn’s REAL FLAVOURS is a work of reference you’ll end up reading like a novel.

In his Introduction he says ‘Ingredient knowledge means kitchen power, it means you know what goes with what and how to make something much more delicious in far less time. REAL FLAVOURS even answers the questions you didn’t know you should have asked. It’s the ingredient handbook that makes every other cookbook work.

Best known in Britain as an entertaining and innovative TV chef, New Zealand born Glynn Christian is also an acclaimed food journalist, lecturer, public speaker and the author of over 25 books mainly about food and cookery. Since 1982 he’s made over 1000 live broadcasts for BBC-TV including Breakfast Time and Pebble Mill and on radio he was a regular guest of Woman’s Hour. His UK journalistic career includes writing weekly for The Sunday Telegraph for four years for which he was nominated for Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year, Elle (5 years) and magazines such as OK, House and Gardens, Gardens Illustrated.

Gourmand World Cookbook Award winner: An "elegantly written, amusing and engaging" reference for chefs ( Country Living ).

Real Flavours is an entirely rewritten and updated third edition of Glynn Christian's Delicatessen Food Handbook , described by Nigel Slater as "one of the only ten books you need." It's a handbook of specialty ingredient information, from salt and pepper through olive oil to caviar: It not only tells you what an ingredient is and what it should look and taste like, it also tells you what it goes with and how to use it.

Born in New Zealand and renowned in Britain for his BBC appearances, Glynn Christian offers plenty of wit and anecdotes from a life spent traveling, cooking on TV, and writing for magazines and newspapers--in a reference book you'll end up reading like a novel.

"One of the best ever compendiums of gourmet and deli foods." -- Manchester Evening News