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French Cheese (Eyewitness Companions)
by: DK Publishing

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.3730944
EAN: 9780756614027
ISBN: 0756614023
Label: DK ADULT
Manufacturer: DK ADULT
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: December 19, 2005
Publisher: DK ADULT
Sales Rank: 97304
Studio: DK ADULT

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Book Description:
Cataloguing the wide varieties of cheeses found in France, this highly informative reference provides essential information on each type of cheese, as well as advice as what wince to drink as accompaniment and the history of each flavor.

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- Nice introduction to the world of French cheese
For those who enjoy cheese from time to time, this is an enjoyable little volume. Its focus is on French cheese (I just read and reviewed a book on olive oil, and this is a similar type of work).

The book begins with some introductory elements. Among these: the interrelationship among cheese, bread and wine; nutritional value of cheese; French cheese today; the labeling of cheese (a fascinating subject as related here, by the way!); buying, storing, and tasting cheese (one useful hint: let cheese warm up about 1/2 hour before eating, to bring out fuller flavor).

But the real heart of this book is the coverage of cheeses. There are over 200 pages of this, so I'll provide a few examples to give a sense of what is covered.

Brie: One of my favorite French cheeses (I used to think that it had an odd odor and taste, but with maturity, I have changed my mind!). The region where ... Read More

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- How did I live without this book?
DK Publishing does it again! Most Americans can probably only name 4 or 5 types of cheese but here is a book with hundreds of fascinating cheeses. I wouldn't say that all the cheese looks appetizing but the shear variety will keep you reading. Now, when I go to cheese section of a well stocked grocery store I get excited when I see a cheese I read about in the book.

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- French Cheese
Excellent! DK Publishing does a thorough job with superb photographs and complete information. I am both a photo researcher and professional freelance stock photographer and work in publishing!

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- AVOID THIS BOOK!
I suggest that if you live in the typical USA city or town you do not read 'French Cheese'. It will turn you into a cheese snob and ruin any appreciation you currently have for cheese sold in most USA environments. Since reading this very informational 'French Cheese' book, I have yet to find a good 'live' cheese within an one hour drive plus an hour ferry ride of my home. This commute has driven my cheese costs through the roof. My wine costs are now at new heights too, as the suggestions for compatible wines are so interesting. Now my typical day is to get up very early, catch the morning bus (or drive) to the ferry terminal; take the ferry to the city; then walk a distance to a farmer's market area where I can find cheese and wine within a respectable distance from each other. I find a cheese that is still 'alive', look it up in the book, see what wine the 'French Cheese' book recommends, then go to one of the ... Read More

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