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Edible : an illustrated guide to the world's food plants.
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Edible : an illustrated guide to the world's food plants.

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
Summary:
Profiles over two hundred food plants from around the world, examining the origins, history, and modern-day cultural and culinary uses of vegetables, nuts, grains, herbs, and spices.
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Document Type: Book
ISBN: 9781426203725 1426203721
OCLC Number: 212855174
Notes: Includes index.
Description: 360 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: PART ONE: FROM PLANTS TO FOOD: Gatherers to growers --
Staple foods --
Food trade, exploration, and conquest --
High-flying foods --
Green future --
PART TWO: A DIRECTORY OF EDIBLE PLANTS: Fruits --
Vegetables --
Grains --
Nuts --
Herbs --
Spices --
Plants used in beverages --
Plant sugars and other products --
REFERENCE SECTION: Nutritional tables --
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Presents early agriculture and our 'green' future. This title also presents anecdotes on such topics as the Japanese Cherry Festival; cacao, Mayan 'food of the gods'; and the 17th-century Nutmeg Wars,  Read more...

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