One eats what one knows - fortunate is he who knows a lot. Among the knowledgeable is undoubtedly the author of this book, Dr. Erich Luck. And he is doubly fortunate: he is a trained food scientist and has traveled extensively around the world. This provided him with numerous opportunities to try many foreign, unknown cakes. His primary interest was never in discovering the intricacies of the cakes; rather, the scientist was interested in the ingredients of each cake. He encountered many unknowns here at home. Today, many of these unfamiliar ingredients have become part of our everyday lives. The food industry offers us an incredible variety of products from all corners of the earth. It still holds true: one eats what one knows. Knowledge must be acquired; in the field of food, this is not so easy nowadays. On one hand, we must acknowledge.