Larousse Gastronomique

Larousse Gastronomique is the most respected of all the food encyclopedias, produced by the French publishing company founded by Pierre Larousse (1817–1875).

The French language original is heavily biased towards French culinary tradition, while the more recent English editions (ISBN 0609609718) tend to be a little more tolerant of differing cuisines (e.g. Italian, Chinese).

See also: Food writing