The Cook's Thesaurus
By Ruralchook
@Ruralchook (538)
Australia
February 18, 2007 9:21am CST
The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.
http://www.foodsubs.com
Categories
Vegetables - includes roots, tubers, leafy greens, squash, and sea vegetables.
Fruits - includes berries, citrus fruit, melons, tropical fruit, and tomatoes.
Dairy - includes milk, cream, cheese, eggs, and cultured milk products
Flavorings - includes sweeteners, herbs, spices, chocolate, and extracts.
Liquids - includes alcoholic beverages, stocks, juices, and vinegar.
Grains
Grain Products - includes flour, noodles, and dough.
Baked Goods - includes breads, cookies, crackers, and crumbs.
Legumes & Nuts - includes peas, lentils, beans, nuts, and nut butters.
Meats
Fish
Vegetarian - includes soy products
Baking Supplies - includes leavening agents and edible flowers
Fats & Oils
Accompaniments - includes condiments, pickles, and olives
Equipment
Miscellaneous - includes thickeners and food wrappers.
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@Ruralchook (538)
• Australia
23 Feb 07
Its certainly a great site, Ive used both this and this wikipedia site tonight to help people with food conversions (ie AU to US) http://en.wikipedia.org/
I highly reccommend these two sites to anyone looking for food explanations or conversions or substitues etc....