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A rather short list of cookery books
Formulas for Flavour: How to Cook Restaurant Dishes at Home (Conran Octopus Interiors)Formulas for Flavour: How to Cook Restaurant Dishes at Home (Conran Octopus Interiors) by John Campbell
If you enjoy taking over 14 hours to cook a single recipe, this book is for you.
Family Food: A New Approach to CookingFamily Food: A New Approach to Cooking by Heston Blumenthal
Buy used from: £8.94
The world's greatest chef describes how to make ketchup from first principles.
The Science of CookingThe Science of Cooking by Peter Barham
Buy new: £28.49 / Used from: £24.00
One of the ugliest looking books ever designed; but good to read.
The Man Who Ate Everything: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food, But Were Afraid to AskThe Man Who Ate Everything: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food, But Were Afraid to Ask by Jeffrey Steingarten
Buy used from: £0.01
Witty and with some good recipes as well.
McGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and CultureMcGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture by Harold McGee
Buy new: £17.97 / Used from: £15.75
Hundreds of pages of fascinating stuff but no recipes.
The Physiology of Taste (Penguin Classics)The Physiology of Taste (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Buy used from: £6.29
The erotic properties of the truffle are well covered here.