Going into their sixth edition, Thangam Philip s Modern Cookery Volumes I and II are one of India s most prestigious and encyclopaedic books on cookery and have proved to be an invaluable reference and guide to both students of catering and to professionals in the food and catering industry in India. This book is an expanded version that contains recipes from all over the world products of years of meticulous research and rigorous field-testing. Volume II presents methods and over 1200 recipes for advanced Western cuisine, international foods, baking and confectionary, snacks and preserves. A unique section features recipes from places as far as South East Asia and East Europe and as near as Chettinad and Sri Lanka. This revised edition has a new chapter on Modern International Cuisine from Italy, France, Mexico, the Mediterranean and Thailand. - from Amzon