For this week’s cookbook review, we decided to bring something completely different from the usual. Food & Drink Infographics by Simone Klabin is a book that gathers together the best infographics of all things: eating, drinking, and cuisine. From measurement conversion charts and recipes for cookies and cocktails to stress-free party planning.
The Food & Drink Infographics is a must-have for every 21st-century foodie! This is gastro-guidance at its most visually appealing as much as expert. Want to master sashimi? Know the secret to perfectly grilled steak? Wow guests with your own dry martini? Food & Drink Infographics has all the answers and more, using the best culinary graphics to answer kitchen conundrums in lively, simple, and memorable form.
If we could only choose a few words to describe this book it would be, Our Food.
Inside this book, you’ll find infographics on all the food groups. From grains and pulses to fruit and vegetables, to fish, meat, and poultry. You will also find recipes ideas that include soups, sandwiches, snacks, sweet treats, and just-right dressings. Other sections cover flavor pairings, baking, cooking tools and techniques, alcohols, coffee, but also tea.
It is really amazing the quantity of information you can find on these pages. We have been reading this book for the past few weeks and we are loving it. Food & Drink Infographics rounds up a delightful visual exploration of food and dining as much as an indispensable collection of everyday tips, techniques, and temptations.
We can always learn new things and this book is proof of that.
After reading Food & Drink Infographics you will know how a chunk of raw beef, arrived at your supermarket. You will be able to identify various cuts of meat and discover multiple ways to cure, age, grill, barbecue and roast joints of meat.
You might discover that meat was first roasted 1.8 million years ago and the recipe for the mustard you would choose for a condiment probably originates from a Roman cookbook dating back to 4AD.
These are just a few examples of what you will discover in this book. There is a lot of amazing information in this book that will definitely make you a better cook.
The Food & Drink Infographics is one of the most impressive cookbooks we had the opportunity to review. It’s amazing how much information Simone has been able to gather in this book. If it is related to food you will probably find it somewhere on the pages of this book.
The Food & Drink Infographics book is an impresive collection of information from our food world. A must-have for every 21st-century foodie!