The award-winning writer and food journalist David Joachim discusses the third edition of his bestselling The Food Substitutions Bible: 8,000 Substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment & Techniques (Robert Rose, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

The Food Substitutions Bible: 8,000 Substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment & Techniques by David Joachim (Robert Rose, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: The Food Substitutions Bible

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

David Joachim joins me now. He’s got a new book out, it’s the third edition of his award-winning The Food Substitutions Bible: 8,000 Substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment & Techniques. The first edition was released in 2005 winning an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award in 2006. It had a second edition in 2010, and now a new, revised edition, that’s well made from the folks at Robert Rose. It’s a hardcover, handsome to look at, and easy to keep open on your kitchen counter as one will doubtless use all year long. It’s not just a great resource with quick tips on what ingredients to use when you haven’t got something on hand, but it teaches you a lot about what ingredients do. So yes, if you use something instead of an egg, you’ll learn what the egg actually does, and what might be different if you use something else. This gives all of us the room to experiment in the kitchen, adjust to our own tastes, and use up whatever we have in our pantries or fridges. The book is also beautifully illustrated with colourful depictions of all sorts of food by Emily Isabella. I’ll ask Mr. Joachim, who I talked to six days ago, about trends in food and cooking, not just because of the pandemic, but in the years since the first edition of this book. I’ll ask him about what we all need to have on hand, not just ingredients but equipment. He has written, edited or collaborated on more than 50 award-winning and bestselling cookbooks. Visit www.davejoachim.com for more information. He joined me from his home in Pennsylvania. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, David Joachim; Mr. Joachim, good morning.

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