Food Plants of the World

Name: Food Plants of the World
Brand: NewSouth Books
SKU: 9781486311668
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Identification, Culinary Uses and Nutritional Value

By Ben-Erik van Wyk

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Food Plants of the World by Ben-Erik van Wyk provides a comprehensive overview of edible plants from around the globe. The book beautifully illustrates and explores the cultural, historical, and nutritional aspects of various food plants, offering insights into their uses and significance across different societies. It serves as an engaging resource for anyone interested in the botanical diversity that sustains humanity.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a keen interest in the fascinating world of edible plants and how they have shaped cultures and cuisines globally. Science and nature enthusiasts will appreciate the comprehensive exploration of diverse plant species, their origins, uses, and nutritional benefits.

A comprehensive photographic guide to over 400 food, beverage, spice and flavour plants.

Description

Plants and plant-derived products make up the bulk of what we eat and drink every day, and people often wonder where their favourite food or drink comes from. This scientifically accurate photographic guide provides quick and informative answers.

Food Plants of the World is a comprehensive overview of the plants that provide us with food, beverages, spices, and flavours. It is written in easy-to-understand language but gives accurate scientific information on the plants and their uses. This expanded and revised edition of the book includes:

Descriptions of more than 400 food and flavour plants and their close relatives, including origin, history, cultivation, harvesting, properties, and culinary uses.

More than 1000 full-colour photographs, showing the plants, flowers, and plant parts that are used.

Introductory chapters on cereals, pulses (legumes), nuts and seeds, fruits, vegetables, culinary herbs, sugar plants, beverages, spices, and flavourings.

Interesting facts about the historical and contemporary uses of the various plant-derived products.

A checklist of more than 800 of the most important and well-known food plants of the world.

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Food Plants of the World by Ben-Erik van Wyk is praised as an invaluable resource for gardeners and those interested in plant-derived foods. It provides an accurate, scientifically comprehensive overview, using accessible language to detail the various uses of food plants.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781486311668

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 August 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: CSIRO Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 520

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Ben-Erik van Wyk Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Non-Fiction Plants Science & Nature

About the Author

Ben-Erik van Wyk is a Professor of Botany and holds the DST-NRF National Research Chair in Indigenous Plant Use at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has a research interest in systematic botany and plant utilisation.