cookery book

Thân thiện

She finds a new recipe in her cookery book.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A book containing recipes and instructions for preparing food: A "cookery book" is a reference book that provides detailed directions for making various dishes, including lists of ingredients, step-by-step procedures, and often cooking tips or nutritional information.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She bought a new cookery book to learn how to bake French pastries.
  • My grandmother's cookery book is filled with handwritten notes and family recipes.

Advanced Usage

• As a source of culinary knowledge: A "cookery book" can represent a curated collection of culinary techniques and cultural food practices.

  • This cookery book is more than just recipes; it's a history of regional Italian cuisine.

• In a figurative sense: Sometimes used metaphorically to refer to a set of standard procedures or formulas.

  • The manager's guide was like a cookery book for handling client complaints.

Variants and Related Words

• Cookbook (n): The more common modern synonym for "cookery book."

  • I found the recipe in a vegetarian cookbook.

• Recipe book (n): A book specifically composed of recipes, often used interchangeably with cookery book.

  • She published her own recipe book featuring desserts.

Synonyms

• Culinary guide: A book that instructs on cooking.
• Kitchen manual: A reference book for kitchen techniques and recipes.

Related Phrases

• To follow a cookery book: To prepare a dish by precisely adhering to the instructions in a cookery book.
  • He followed the cookery book exactly, and the meal turned out perfectly.

Related Idioms

• To be someone's cookery book: To be the definitive source of information or method for someone (less common, figurative).
  • For basic home repairs, that manual is my cookery book.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a book of recipes and cooking directions

Từ đồng nghĩa

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