World Cheese Book - Hardcover

Juliet Harbutt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241186579 ISBN 13: 9780241186572

Publisher: DK, 2015

Synopsis

The ultimate book for cheese-lovers - a photographic compendium of more than 750 different cheeses to whet the appetite!

The grandest fromages, the finest Feta, the most delicious Manchego: celebrate the glorious variety, quality and pleasure of different types of cheese from around the world.

Detailed entries on over 750 cheeses offer cheese-tasting notes and profiles of the cheese-makers, from popular cheeses such as gouda and cheddar, and classic French cheese varieties, through to more unusual Asian and American cheeses. Develop an in-depth understanding of the science of cheese-making and the different methods for hard cheese, soft cheese, and blue cheese. Discover the importance of the grazing for the animal producing the milk, whether it's for goat's cheese, sheep, cow, or even buffalo. Learn how to make cheese for yourself with step-by-step photography.

The perfect gift for the cheese-lover in your life, or the perfect excuse to head to the cheese shop so you can indulge your own love of the glorious world of cheese.

About this title

About the Author

Juliet Harbutt is the world's most respected cheese expert, what she doesn't know about cheese isn't worth knowing. Born in New Zealand, she founded the Jeroboams Wine & Cheese Shop in London in 1984. Juliet has written other titles including The World Encyclopedia of Cheese and Cheese. For World Cheese Book Juliet has collaborated with 18 international experts.

Review

If the reader simply requires a directory of cheese, nothing comes close to Dorling Kindersley's "World Cheese Book" (2015), with its 750 colourfully presented cheeses from around the globe. -- Bruce Palling * The Economist *

Edition details

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241186579
• ISBN 13: 9780241186572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352