Because nothing illustrates complex relationships better than informative graphics, even kitchen literature cannot do without them. Whether it's a popular cookbook, a home economics guide, or a nutritional science book, it's explanatory illustrations that make the genre easy to digest - and sometimes even very enjoyable. This volume features the best and most original infographics on food, drink, and cooking, and like an illustrated Schotts smorgasbord, wittily answers just about every question you might have ever asked about food and drink, and many you never would have fallen for. What's not in here is not fit for consumption. A few tasters: ever wanted to know how Maori cook and how to make fugu without giving up your spoon? How many types of cheese there are and where they come from? What can be done with Wa.