[ponzored]

And this great book:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Food_and_Cooking

The science and history of food! Great illustrations too.

[hutattedonmyarm]

Cooking for Geeks is really good too:

https://www.cookingforgeeks.com/

[dwd]

An excellent book that you can pick up, read a few random pages and walk away feeling you've learn't something. Always informative as to where ingredients come from and what happens when heated, kneaded, beaten, stirred, etc.