BISAC Subject Headings List, Cooking
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COOKING
Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a book about low-salt Chinese seafood cooking could be assigned "COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Chinese", "COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt" and "COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Seafood".| CKB000000 | COOKING / General | |
| CKB107000 | COOKING / Baby Food | |
| CKB100000 | COOKING / Beverages / General | |
| CKB006000 | COOKING / Beverages / Bartending | |
| CKB007000 | COOKING / Beverages / Beer | |
| CKB019000 | COOKING / Beverages / Coffee & Tea | |
| CKB008000 | COOKING / Beverages / Non-Alcoholic | |
| CKB088000 | COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits | |
| COOKING / Cigars & Tobacco see Entertaining or ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Tobacco-Related | ||
| CKB101000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / General | |
| CKB003000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Appetizers | |
| CKB009000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Bread | |
| CKB010000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Breakfast | |
| CKB012000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Brunch | |
| CKB014000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cakes | |
| CKB112000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Casseroles * | |
| CKB018000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Chocolate | |
| CKB095000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Confectionery | |
| CKB021000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cookies | |
| CKB024000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts | |
| CKB062000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pastry | |
| CKB063000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pies | |
| CKB064000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pizza | |
| CKB073000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Salads | |
| CKB102000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sauces & Dressings | |
| CKB079000 | COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Soups & Stews | |
| CKB029000 | COOKING / Entertaining | |
| CKB030000 | COOKING / Essays & Narratives | |
| CKB039000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / General | |
| CKB106000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Allergy | |
| CKB103000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Cancer | |
| CKB025000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free | |
| CKB104000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Heart | |
| CKB111000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Gluten-Free | |
| CKB108000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Carbohydrate | |
| CKB050000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Cholesterol | |
| CKB051000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Fat | |
| CKB052000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt | |
| COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Sugar see Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free | ||
| CKB026000 | COOKING / Health & Healing / Weight Control | |
| CKB041000 | COOKING / History | |
| CKB042000 | COOKING / Holiday | |
| CKB023000 | COOKING / Methods / General | |
| CKB004000 | COOKING / Methods / Baking | |
| CKB005000 | COOKING / Methods / Barbecue & Grilling | |
| CKB015000 | COOKING / Methods / Canning & Preserving | |
| CKB020000 | COOKING / Methods / Cookery for One | |
| CKB033000 | COOKING / Methods / Garnishing | |
| CKB037000 | COOKING / Methods / Gourmet | |
| CKB113000 | COOKING / Methods / Low Budget * | |
| CKB057000 | COOKING / Methods / Microwave | |
| CKB060000 | COOKING / Methods / Outdoor | |
| CKB068000 | COOKING / Methods / Professional | |
| CKB069000 | COOKING / Methods / Quantity | |
| CKB070000 | COOKING / Methods / Quick & Easy | |
| CKB110000 | COOKING / Methods / Raw Food | |
| CKB109000 | COOKING / Methods / Slow Cooking | |
| CKB081000 | COOKING / Methods / Special Appliances | |
| CKB089000 | COOKING / Methods / Wok | |
| CKB071000 | COOKING / Reference | |
| CKB031000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / General | |
| CKB001000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / African | |
| CKB002000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / General | |
| CKB002010 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / California Style | |
| CKB002020 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Atlantic States | |
| CKB002030 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Western States | |
| CKB002040 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / New England | |
| CKB002050 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Northwestern States | |
| CKB002060 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States | |
| CKB002070 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southwestern States | |
| CKB002080 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Western States | |
| CKB090000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Asian | |
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / British see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh | ||
| CKB013000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole | |
| CKB091000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Canadian | |
| CKB016000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian | |
| CKB099000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American | |
| CKB017000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Chinese | |
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Creole see Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole | ||
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Eastern European see Regional & Ethnic / European | ||
| CKB011000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh | |
| CKB092000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / European | |
| CKB034000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / French | |
| CKB036000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / German | |
| CKB038000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Greek | |
| CKB043000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Hungarian | |
| CKB044000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Indian & South Asian | |
| CKB045000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / International | |
| CKB046000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Irish | |
| CKB047000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Italian | |
| CKB048000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Japanese | |
| CKB049000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Jewish & Kosher | |
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Latin American see Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American | ||
| CKB055000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Mediterranean | |
| CKB056000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Mexican | |
| CKB093000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Middle Eastern | |
| CKB058000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Native American | |
| CKB097000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Pacific Rim | |
| CKB065000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Polish | |
| CKB066000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Portuguese | |
| CKB072000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Russian | |
| CKB074000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scandinavian | |
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scottish see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh | ||
| CKB078000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Soul Food | |
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / South American see Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American | ||
| CKB080000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Spanish | |
| CKB083000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Thai | |
| CKB084000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Turkish | |
| CKB094000 | COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Vietnamese | |
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Welsh see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh | ||
| COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / West Indian see Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian | ||
| CKB077000 | COOKING / Seasonal | |
| CKB105000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / General | |
| CKB096000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Dairy | |
| CKB035000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Fruit | |
| CKB032000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Game | |
| CKB040000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments | |
| CKB054000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Meat | |
| CKB059000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Natural Foods | |
| CKB061000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Pasta | |
| CKB067000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Poultry | |
| CKB098000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Rice & Grains | |
| CKB076000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Seafood | |
| CKB085000 | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Vegetables | |
| CKB082000 | COOKING / Tablesetting | |
| CKB086000 | COOKING / Vegetarian & Vegan |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.