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 |
CKB088000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / General |
CKB006000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending & Cocktails |
CKB007000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer |
CKB130000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Spirits |
CKB126000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine |
CKB019000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Coffee & Tea |
CKB118000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Juices & Smoothies |
CKB008000 |
COOKING / Beverages / Non-Alcoholic |
CKB128000 |
COOKING / Celebrities & Media Tie-In |
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COOKING / Cigars & Tobacco see Entertaining or ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Tobacco-Related |
CKB127000 |
COOKING / Comfort Food |
CKB119000 |
COOKING / Cooking for Kids |
CKB120000 |
COOKING / Cooking with Kids |
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 & Tea Time |
CKB014000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cakes |
CKB112000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Casseroles |
CKB095000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Confectionery |
CKB021000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cookies |
CKB024000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts |
CKB122000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Ice Cream, Ices, etc. |
CKB062000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pastry |
CKB063000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pies |
CKB064000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pizza |
CKB073000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Salads |
CKB121000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sandwiches |
CKB102000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sauces & Dressings |
CKB079000 |
COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Soups & Stews |
CKB029000 |
COOKING / Entertaining |
CKB131000 |
COOKING / Equipment & Utensils |
CKB030000 |
COOKING / Essays & Narratives |
CKB132000 |
COOKING / Farm to Table * |
CKB039000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / General |
CKB106000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Allergy |
CKB103000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Cancer |
CKB025000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free |
CKB111000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Gluten-Free |
CKB104000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Heart |
CKB114000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / High Protein |
CKB108000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Carbohydrate |
CKB050000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Cholesterol |
CKB051000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Fat |
CKB052000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt |
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COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Sugar see Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free |
CKB026000 |
COOKING / Health & Healing / Weight Control |
CKB041000 |
COOKING / History |
CKB042000 |
COOKING / Holiday |
CKB115000 |
COOKING / Individual Chefs & Restaurants |
CKB023000 |
COOKING / Methods / General |
CKB004000 |
COOKING / Methods / Baking |
CKB005000 |
COOKING / Methods / Barbecue & Grilling |
CKB015000 |
COOKING / Methods / Canning & Preserving |
CKB020000 |
COOKING / Methods / Cooking for One |
CKB116000 |
COOKING / Methods / Frying |
CKB033000 |
COOKING / Methods / Garnishing & Food Presentation |
CKB037000 |
COOKING / Methods / Gourmet |
CKB113000 |
COOKING / Methods / Low Budget |
CKB057000 |
COOKING / Methods / Microwave |
CKB060000 |
COOKING / Methods / Outdoor |
CKB129000 |
COOKING / Methods / Pressure Cooking |
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 |
CKB117000 |
COOKING / Pet Food |
CKB133000 |
COOKING / Picnicking & Tailgating * |
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 |
CKB134000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Amish & Mennonite * |
CKB090000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Asian |
CKB097000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Australian & Oceanian |
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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 |
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COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Creole see Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole |
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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 |
CKB058000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Indigenous Food of the Americas |
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 |
CKB123000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Korean |
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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 |
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COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Native American see Regional & Ethnic / Indigenous Food of the Americas |
CKB065000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Polish |
CKB066000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Portuguese |
CKB072000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Russian |
CKB074000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scandinavian |
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COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scottish see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh |
CKB078000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Soul Food |
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COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / South American see Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American |
CKB124000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Southeast Asian |
CKB080000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Spanish |
CKB083000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Thai |
CKB084000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Turkish |
CKB094000 |
COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Vietnamese |
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COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Welsh see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh |
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COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / West Indian see Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian |
CKB077000 |
COOKING / Seasonal |
CKB105000 |
COOKING / Specific Ingredients / General |
CKB018000 |
COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Chocolate |
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 |
CKB125000 |
COOKING / Vegan |
CKB086000 |
COOKING / Vegetarian |
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