Suggestions for the best international cookbook?

Answer 1

The Cook's Companion by Stephanie Alexander
The thoroughly revised and expanded edition of this Australian classic that has already sold 300,000 copies appeared in October 2004. The new edition includes wonderful images by Earl Carter of the people, products and places that combine to create this wonderful food country. It contains 1100 pages of practical advice relating to more than 100 common ingredients, arranged alphabetically. For each ingredient there is information on varieties, season, selection, storage, preparation and cooking, as well as recipes and quick cooking ideas. This is the book that will always be open on your kitchen bench, that you will consult for basic methods and turn to for inspiration, that friends will borrow and family steal, and that will give you lasting pleasure from the tastes, the treats and the delights of the kitchen.

The original version of The Cook’s Companion, published in 1986 sold over 300,000 copies and has become a much-loved reference work. It has been completely revised and expanded and the new edition was published in October 2004

Lantern, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2004, 1126 pages