Food Plants of the World - Identification, culinary uses and nutritional value.

Ben-Erik van Wyk, 2005 (USA)

A comprehensive survey of the plants that provide food, beverages, spices, and flavourings, this book will serve as an invaluable reference to gardeners, nutritionists, chefs, dieticians, and food enthusiasts. This scientifically accurate, but easy to read guide will allow you to identify all the major plant-derived foods and flavours, research culinary uses, and understand their dietetic and nutritional properties.

Includes descriptions of more than 350 food and flavour plants in use worldwide and more than 800 colour photos showing the plants, flowers and actual plant parts that are used.

This accessible, pictorial guide is a concise source of practical information, not readily available elsewhere, and should be on every food enthusiast's bookshelf.

480 pp. Hardcover