Culinary Encyclopedia is a multi-volume, richly illustrated publication that tells about cooking and the most popular dishes from different countries of the world, from salads and soups to desserts. For each dish, a recipe, a description of the cooking process and data on the calorie content of the dish and products are provided. In addition, the encyclopedia contains articles on dishes and kitchen utensils that make life easier for the culinary specialist, table setting rules, outstanding chefs of all times and peoples, and the most popular diets.