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Summary: Great
Review: I like this book alot, ofcorse, i do have a thing for Capsicums. This is queit informitive and a genraly fun thing to read.
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Summary: Great
Review: I like this book alot, ofcorse, i do have a thing for Capsicums. This is queit informitive and a genraly fun thing to read.
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Summary: Note the title "Encyclopedia"...
Review: It is just what it says it is. An encylopedia. A lot of terms and pepper types are listed; many no one really cares about. Recipes are pretty much layed out O.K. and at least your are given a relative heat ranking...Seen worse, seen better. I have purchase quite a few books as I enjoy reading the history/narrative as much as trying some of the recipes.
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Summary: Slightly exaggerated claim.....
Review: The CHILE PEPPER ENCYCLOPEDIA by Dave DeWitt, should be an encyclopedia, right? I picture an encyclopedia about peppers as a comprehensive book with many sections each illustrated with a colorful photo of the subject. That is not the case with this book, however. DeWitt's encyclopedia is yet another cookbook. He included many recipes which he has organized origin not by dish, or type of pepper. For example, "A" is for Africa and African dishes such as "South African Hot Lamb Curry" which include American peppers and probably originated with natives from India using British lamb. "A" contains a section on `Aji' peppers (of interest to me), but I did not find the Aji pepper I grow in my garden and want to know more about (Aji Colorado). From Africa, we move onto Amazonia, which digresses into African slaves and Catholic saints. DeWitt is obviously quite knowledgeable about peppers. I just wish his editors could help him get organized. And, pictures of Chinese peasants sorting peppers is interesting, but please add color photos of the peppers or don't call this an encyclopedia about peppers.
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Summary: Slightly exaggerated claim.....
Review: The CHILE PEPPER ENCYCLOPEDIA by Dave DeWitt, should be an encyclopedia, right? I picture an encyclopedia about peppers as a comprehensive book with many sections each illustrated with a colorful photo of the subject. That is not the case with this book, however. DeWitt's encyclopedia is yet another cookbook. He included many recipes which he has organized origin not by dish, or type of pepper. For example, "A" is for Africa and African dishes such as "South African Hot Lamb Curry" which include American peppers and probably originated with natives from India using British lamb. "A" contains a section on 'Aji' peppers (of interest to me), but I did not find the Aji pepper I grow in my garden and want to know more about (Aji Colorado). From Africa, we move onto Amazonia, which digresses into African slaves and Catholic saints. DeWitt is obviously quite knowledgeable about peppers. I just wish his editors could help him get organized. And, pictures of Chinese peasants sorting peppers is interesting, but please add color photos of the peppers or don't call this an encyclopedia about peppers.
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Summary: Great Recipes
Review: This book is worth it for the recipes alone. There is a great recipe for Chipotle Chile Sauce that I have tried and was great. There are also all sorts of other recipes such as a mole sauce, and even chile-infused vodka! A good variety of recipes from all over the world. The recipes can of course be tweaked so they're not as hot. But if you really don't like spicy food, you're looking at the wrong category of cookbook!
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Summary: Father's Day Gift
Review: This book was the perfect Father's Day gift! It is filled with great recipes and secrets to successful pepper-planting!! Thanks for the great gift idea!
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Summary: Father's Day Gift
Review: This book was the perfect Father's Day gift! It is filled with great recipes and secrets to successful pepper-planting!! Thanks for the great gift idea!
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Summary: Book should be called the History of Peppers, With Receipes!
Review: This books gives a history of peppers, not a cooking encyclopedia. I think the editors realized this so they threw in receipes as an after thought. When I first opened opened up the book I anticipating to see titles of chapters on different kinds of peppers, preparation, growing, cooking techniques etc...instead i got a history of several species of peppers that frankly didnt interest me.
I guess I will have to write a true pepper cooking encyclopedia book myself.
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Summary: too much spice
Review: this food has too much spice... i did not enjoy it too much. i am NOT from chile- just remember that! thanks for your time and effort. id like to thank my spanish teacher- sr sarris. hes great! (muy bien!)
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