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A review by snailwhisperer
The Complete Language of Food: A Definitive & Illustrated History by S. Theresa Dietz
I absolutely love this book. I received an advance copy from Netgalley in exchange for a review.
My digital copy has photos that are not ready for the final print but having seen this author's other work I have no doubt the final copy will have beautiful finished art.
This book is a great reference title for anyone interested in kitchen witchery and green witchery (that's me!).
The book has a HUGE collection of culinary plants listed by their botanical name. Each plant has a short description which can include cooking information, folklore, and magical correspondences.
The section after plants includes other culinary topics like beer and cheese.
I will be picking this up for my bookshelf and I need to get my hands on the author's similar books. This would also make a great gift for a kitchen witch.
On the downside, the descriptions can be very short and I appreciate all the references being listed for my own research but it would be great if the entries were noted with their references.
My digital copy has photos that are not ready for the final print but having seen this author's other work I have no doubt the final copy will have beautiful finished art.
This book is a great reference title for anyone interested in kitchen witchery and green witchery (that's me!).
The book has a HUGE collection of culinary plants listed by their botanical name. Each plant has a short description which can include cooking information, folklore, and magical correspondences.
The section after plants includes other culinary topics like beer and cheese.
I will be picking this up for my bookshelf and I need to get my hands on the author's similar books. This would also make a great gift for a kitchen witch.
On the downside, the descriptions can be very short and I appreciate all the references being listed for my own research but it would be great if the entries were noted with their references.