The Diner's Dictionary: Food and Drink from A to Z
- ISBN-10
- 0198661932
- ISBN-13
- 9780198661931
- Category
- Beverages
- Pages
- 387
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- John Ayto
Description
Seasoned generously with literary wit, the author traces the origins and history of over 1,200 gastronomical words and phrases for common fruits and vegetables, exotic foreign dishes and even junk foods.
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- 2012-10-18
- 416 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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