The Exotic Fruit and Vegetable Handbook

by Oona van den Berg

Book Overview

Bored with broccoli? Overdosed on oranges? Go exotic! More than ever, people are eating healthily--and that means fresh fruits and vegetables. Widen your food repertoire with 70 unusual kinds of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0600600556
• ISBN13: 9780600600558
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Hamlyn (UK)
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Exotic Fruits and Vegetable Handbook by Van den Berg

This is a unique work which has such delicacies as custardapple preparations from the Andes. The work describes thepalm fruit of South India and figs which are the nativefruits of Syria. This work describes the prized seaweedvegetable of the sea. The author describes oriental mushrooms ; such as, enoki, shiitake and other meat substitutes.The mushroom preparations are low in cholesterol with plentyof amino acids and Vitamins A,B,C,D, and niacin.This book will complete your collection of books on fine food.