The Complete Cook's Encyclopedia to Spices: An illustrated guide to spices, spice blends and aromatic ingredients, with 100 taste-tingling recipes and 1200 step-by-step photographs

Exotic, aromatic and exciting, spices play a huge part in almost every cuisine. This fabulous encyclopedia is not only a practical cookbook but an invaluable and expert kitchen reference. It includes step-by-step preparation and cooking techniques, and essential information on storage containers and equipment. , 
Over 50 spices are shown in glorious full-colour, showing their various forms û whole, ground, dried or fresh. Their aroma, flavour, culinary and medicinal uses and cooking tips are also listed. In addition, there are illustrated recipes for more than 35 spice blends, from Kashmiri Masala to Apple Pie Spice. Also included are over 100 flavour-packed recipes