Product Description As part of the Lets Eat Out! series, the American Steak & Seafood and Mexican Cuisine Passport is the 1st pocket-size guide available to be carried with you in your purse, suit jacket pocket, briefcase, backpack anywhere around the corner and around the world. The dimensions are approximately 3-3/4 by 5-3/8 by ½. The passport allows you to scan the menu, quickly spot the safest choices and ask the right questions to avoid 10 common allergens hidden in food preparation.
The sample cuisine menus identify the name of each dish in its native language with the English equivalent. This information can help you navigate the menu and make informed choices based upon your special dietary needs.
The cuisine menu item descriptions summarize each dishs ingredients and the culinary preparation techniques involved. After each description, the following are detailed:
* Gluten-Free Decision Factors
* Food Allergen Preparation Considerations
The cuisine quick reference guides reflect where you may potentially encounter 10 common food allergens by each menu item at a glance. This information has been further confirmed by culinary experts and tested by various individuals impacted by food allergies and special diets on a global basis.
American Steak & Seafood Cuisine includes:
* 8 appetizer, soup and salad options
* 9 meat, chicken and seafood entrees
* 9 side dish selections
* 6 dessert items
Mexican Cuisine includes:
* 9 appetizer, soup and salad options
* 5 antojos (Mexican specialties)
* 12 egg, meat, chicken, turkey and seafood entrees
* 5 side dish and dessert items
Customer Reviews: Perfect for those with food allergies / specialized diets!June 29, 2007 The Love of Food(Chicago, IL) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is the size of a passport and very organized and well written. The American Steak & Seafood and Mexican Cuisine Passport is perfect for making choices while traveling, or while dining at your favorite local restaurant.
This guide is extremely to use. It provides sample menus that you'd see at typical Steak & Seafood and Mexican restaurants. Then you are provided with descriptions of each dish and how it is prepared and the ingredients used. From there you are provided with specific considerations as to how the preparation or ingredient list may affect you if you have gluten or food allergy issues.
WoHoo!November 18, 2009 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can successfully eat out at restaurants with family and friends again. I love how small this book is because now I feel comfortable at many restaurants and my food allergies are no longer holding me back! Thank you!
WorthlessNovember 27, 2007 Scott T. Spence(Kennewick, WA U.S.A.) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book from the point of view of someone who cannot tolerate wheat gluten in my food. Unfortunately, I found this book to be completely worthless. As you can imagine, steak, potatoes and vegetables simply don't contain wheat gluten. If you are ordering onion rings, the batter may or may not contain wheat gluten so the book suggests asking the waiter. Few employees have read the ingredient list on the bag of batter or any other pre mixed ingredients.
The book recommends asking the waiter about potential gluten content for almost any food served in the restaurant. I prefer not to depend on a waiter who has 8 other tables to wait on, 3 dinners waiting to be delivered to 2 tables, who may not get along well with the cook and who may have had a fight with his wife before coming on duty - all of which affect his mood and judgment.
While the book contains typical ingredients contained in the Mexican recipes listed, Mexican food recipes differ from cook to cook - often even in the same restaurant. Again, the authors recommend asking the waiter if the foods contain certain ingredients.
Common sense is a far better guide than anything offered in this book.
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