Professional Cooking

Provides comprehensive coverage of culinary skills, from proper knife techniques to plate presentation. This book includes a chapter on vegetarian cuisine, featuring different types of vegetarian diets. It also features the USDA nutritional guidelines, and presents the culinar E-Companion recipe management software.

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The key features of this new Sixth Edition include: over 100 new, fully tested recipes; a brand new chapter on vegetarian cuisine, featuring different types of vegetarian diets; expanded and updated information, such as a contemporary look at presenting and garnishing food and a detailed history of modern food service. Nearly 1,200 illustrations - including over 100 new photographs - highlight ingredients, step-by-step techniques, and plated dishes in splendid visual detail. Completely revised, updated, and expanded vegetable chapters feature additional product identification and cooking techniques, as well as new recipes. Revised and expanded Nutrition chapter features the new USDA nutritional guidelines. It presents a stunning new design - helpful sidebars and dedicated chapters on menus, recipes, and cost management; cooking with legumes, grains, and pastas; breakfast preparation; dairy; and beverages. It also includes new culinar E-Companion recipe management software that features user-friendly navigation and robust content.