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Susan Andres asked this question about Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking:

This book sounds great to me, but would it be of much use to someone who don't cook animals or animal products?

Bluehat The first half of the book, which is the theory portion, is probably going to be way more useful to you than it is to the average person because it gi…moreThe first half of the book, which is the theory portion, is probably going to be way more useful to you than it is to the average person because it gives you some good ideas on how to improvise and adapt recipes. A lot of animal products are used for fat, and figuring out how to replace one fat with another that still "matches" the flavor profile well is a bit of an art.

The second half of this book, which is the recipe portion, is probably going to be hit or miss. There are some excellent vegan recipes in there, but there are also a lot of things you're going to wind up skipping over. (less)

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