The New Oxford Book of Food Plants

John Vaughan (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2009 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-954946-7 (ISBN)

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The Oxford Book of Food Plants is a beautifully illustrated compendium of the plants we grow in our gardens and use in our cooking. Combining gorgeous botanical illustrations, fascinating descriptions, and information about each plant's historical uses and nutritive values, this is a must-have for anyone who loves good food and gardening.

The Oxford Book of Food Plants is a beautifully illustrated compendium of facts about the plants we grow in our gardens and use in our cooking. Gorgeous botanical illustrations are accompanied by accessible yet authoritative descriptions of each plant, along with fascinating historical details and nutritive values. This is a new edition of a classic book - fully updated with the latest nutritional research, as well as beautiful new plates and descriptions of many exotic edible plants that have only recently found their way into our markets and onto our kitchen tables - it is a must-have for anyone who loves good food, cooking, and gardening.

Catherine Geissler is Professor of Human Nutrition and Head of the Division of Health Sciences at King's College London.

Glossary ; Introduction ; HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES FROM NUTS TO SPICES, TO FRUIT, MUSHROOMS, SEAWEEDS AND SALADS ; Nutrition and Health ; Nutrition tables ; Recommended reading ; Index of plant names ; Subject Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.8.2009
Co-Autor	Catherine Geissler
Zusatzinfo	over 100 full-colour illustrations
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	0-19-954946-X / 019954946X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-954946-7 / 9780199549467
Zustand	Neuware