Food Plants of the World - an illustrated guide
by Van Wyk, Ben-Erik
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0881927430
- ISBN 13
- 9780881927436
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Portland: Timber Press, 2006. Second impression, very well illustrated, large octavo, pp 480, very clean internally, pictorial boards, a very good copy. [A comprehensive survey of the plants that provide food, beverages, spices, and flavorings, this book will serve as an invaluable reference to gardeners, ethnobotanists, nutritionists, culinary professionals, dieticians, and food enthusiasts. This scientifically accurate guide will allow them to identify all the major plant-derived foods and flavors, research culinary uses, and understand their dietetic and nutritional properties. Introductory chapters cover the various categories of plant use, including cereals, pulses (legumes), nuts and seeds, fruits, vegetables, culinary herbs, sugar plants, beverages, spices, and flavorings. The core of the volume is an encyclopedic description of more than 350 food and flavor plants in use worldwide, with over 1000 color photographs. This accessible, pictorial guide is a concise source of practical information, not readily available elsewhere, and should be on every food enthusiast's bookshelf.]. Pictorial laminated boards. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016255
- Title
- Food Plants of the World - an illustrated guide
- Author
- Van Wyk, Ben-Erik
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0881927430
- ISBN 13
- 9780881927436
- Publisher
- Timber Press
- Place of Publication
- Portland
- Date Published
- 2006
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany; Cookery; Fruit & Vegetables;
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