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Veg-Table

Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals
By Nik Sharma
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Veg-Table by Nik Sharma offers a captivating exploration of over fifty vegetables, combining scientific insights with vibrant recipes. Organised by plant family, the book explores each vegetable's origins, biology, and unique traits, alongside practical storage and cooking techniques. With stunning photography and a focus on technique, it provides a repertoire of flavour-packed, satisfying vegetable dishes perfect for weeknight meals, suitable for cooks of all skill levels.
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Perfect for home cooks interested in vegetable-centric meals, food science enthusiasts, vegetarians, and anyone seeking to broaden their culinary repertoire with scientifically informed, flavourful recipes.

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From the bestselling author of The Flavor Equation and Season : A fascinating exploration of the unique wonders of more than fifty vegetables through captivating research, stunning photography, and technique-focused recipes.

Nik Sharma, blogger at A Brown Table, Serious Eats columnist, and bestselling cookbook author, brings us his most cookable collection of recipes yet in Veg-table . Here is a technique-focused repertoire for weeknight mains for cooks of all skill levels looking to add more delicious and satisfying vegetable dishes to their diet.

Combining the scientific underpinnings of The Flavor Equation with the inviting and personal recipes of Season, this book features more than fifty vegetables, revealing their origins, biology, and unique characteristics. Vegetable-focused recipes are organized into chapters by plant family, with storage, buying, and cooking methods for all. The result is a recipe collection of big flavors and techniques that are tried, true, and perfected by rigorous testing and a deep scientific lens.

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Library Journal praises its fresh takes on vegetable dishes, ideal for vegetarian and international collections. Good Housekeeping highlights its modern, research-backed approach to flexitarian cooking. The Wall Street Journal calls Sharma an engaging tutor with a refined palate and invites inquisitive cooks to explore the wide-ranging recipes. The Los Angeles Times notes Sharma's exciting techniques and thoughtful plant science insights, making vegetables thrilling and accessible.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781797216317

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Chronicle Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Nik Sharma is the author, photographer, and recipe developer behind Nik Sharma Cooks/A Brown Table and The Flavor Files newsletter. He has appeared on Chef's Secrets: The Science of Cooking (PBS), The Road to Cooking, and the upcoming series, Confluence (PBS). Nik's work has garnered multiple awards from Saveur, Parade, Better Homes & Gardens, and the American Food Journalism Awards. His first book, Season, was a James Beard and IACP awards finalist. His second cookbook, The Flavor Equation, was a James Beard Award, IACP Award, and British Guild of Food Writers Award finalist and winner of the silver medal at The German Academy of Gastronomy. Nik lives in Los Angeles, CA.

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