Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World - Hardcover

Van Wyk, Ben-Erik

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842465015 ISBN 13: 9781842465011

Publisher: Kew Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

In Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, Ben-Erik van Wyk offers the first fully illustrated, scientific guide to nearly all commercial herbs and spices in existence. The book covers more than 150 species, from black pepper and blackcurrant to white mustard and white ginger, detailing the propagation, cultivation, and culinary uses of each. Introductory chapters capture the essence of culinary traditions, traditional herb and spice mixtures, preservation, presentation, and the chemistry of flavours, and individual entries include the chemical compounds and structures responsible for each spice or herb's characteristic flavour. Finally, the book offers a global view of the most famous use or signature dish for each herb or spice, satisfying the gourmand's curiosity for more information about new dishes from little-known culinary traditions. People all over the world are becoming more sophisticated and demanding about what they eat and how it is prepared. Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World will appeal to those inquisitive foodies in addition to gardeners and botanists.

About this title

Review:

"This beautiful, thorough, well-written and -researched text will be of interest in any public or academic library reference collections as well as to chefs, gardeners, lovers of food, culinary adventurers, and anyone who enjoys a good encyclopedia."--Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen "Library Journal, starred review "

About the Author:

Ben-Erik van Wyk is professor of botany at the University of Johannesburg and the author of several best-selling books on plants and plant use.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kew Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1842465015
• ISBN 13: 9781842465011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320