The Vegetarian Flavor Bible : The Essential Guide

I've really only taken a star off because it took ages for the book to be delivered, and when it was delivered the book was damaged and I had to return it. However, the new one came within a few days and was in perfect condition. I think this is an amazing reference guide to mixing and matching ingredients. There aren't really any recipes in it, just ideas for them, so I would recommend this book to people who already know their way around the kitchen and like looking for inspiration.

Ever come home from the Farmers Market with a basket of vegetables, some of which you may never have tried and multiple herbs or opened up the refrigerator to find various seemingly unrelated vegetables and have no idea how to put together a meal? This book is liberating! Gone is the sinking feeling of being stuck because you don’t have every specific item listed in a recipe. With this book you can instead find ways to make magic out of the foods that you have and put an end to feeling recipe bound. You can open up a page for an ingredient and see all the other foods that it mixes well with and even find favored flavor pairings. Then you can cross reference the ingredient to others you have on hand as well. But note that this is NOT a recipe book but instead a resource for flavor combinations. This book is encyclopedic and comprehensive and has made my time in the kitchen not only easier but also much more enjoyable and opened up the world of cooking for me.

Questa enciclopedia dei sapori vegetariani è un must have per chi, come me, non sa cucinare ma vuole imparare ad abbinare bene i sapori. Sono vegana da poco più di un anno e voglio imparare a cucinare come si deve, perciò ho acquistato questo libro per trovare una fonte di ispirazione. Sono a dir poco soddisfatta! Oltre ai suggerimenti per accostare bene i sapori dei cibi, ci sono anche spiegazioni dettagliate dal punto di vista nutrizionale. Consigliatissimo anche per un regalo a un amico o un familiare vegetariano o vegano!

This book is essential for any vegetarian cook, or any omnivore who wants more information on creating veggie-friendly flavour combinations. My daughter and I, both keen vegetarian cooks, got this excellent book for Christmas, and we refer to it constantly. It does not have recipes, but instead is set up in encyclopedia format, with a huge variety of vegetarian ingredients given separate entries, with each entry listing information about that food, best flavour combinations and sometimes an interesting anecdote about its use and history. The book is intelligently laid out to allow the user to easily access the wealth of information within, and it is enhanced by beautiful photographs by the author's husband. This book has quickly earned its place on my "most valuable food books" shelf beside the iconic Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone and New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison.

This is great if you want to get ideas about flavour combinations because it has thousands of them. I love having it to look at for ideas. It doesn't have recipes. It's a bit pricey though so make sure it's really worth it to you.