The New 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.
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
Reviews from the previous edition
"Ditch Delia Smith [...] and tuck into The New Oxford Book of Food Plants [...] a concise and well-illustrated historical, biological, pharmacological, nutritional and culinary guide to eating plants."
– New Scientist
"Hand painted full-page illustrations are just one of the delights of this comprehensive guide to edible plants [...] An appealing, indispensible reference book for everyone who loves to eat, cook, and garden."
– Gusto!
"The illustrations are both handsome and helpful. The text, in its terse way, is a knockout [...] It should be everyone's cup of tea (not to mention cocoa, and of course, coffee)."
– The Guardian
"This book [...] will surely become an indispensible reference work and teaching aid. May it sell by the thousand!"
– Plant Talk