How to Pick a Peach The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table

Name: How to Pick a Peach The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table
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ISBN: 9780547053806

ISBN-10: 0547053800

ISBN-13: 9780547053806

Edition: 2007

Authors: Russ Parsons

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"Eat locally, eat seasonally." A simple slogan that is backed up by science and by taste. The farther away from the market something is grown, the longer it must spend getting to us, and what eventually arrives will be less than satisfying. Although we can enjoy a bounty of produce year-round -- apples in June, tomatoes in December, peaches in January -- most of it is lacking in flavor. In order to select wisely, we need to know more. Where and how was the head of lettuce grown? When was it picked and how was it stored? How do you tell if a melon is really ripe? Which corn is sweeter, white or yellow? Russ Parsons provides the answers to these questions and many others in this indispensable…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Russ Parsons is food editor of the "Los Angeles Times", the nation's largest metropolitan daily. He has won many awards for his journalism, including the Bert Greene Award & two James Beard Awards.



The Vegetables and Fruits Alphabetically


The Recipes by Category


Introduction


The Plant Designers: Factories in the Field


Spring


Artichokes


Asparagus


Onions, Leeks and Garlic


Peas and Fava Beans


Salad Greens


Strawberries


Big Farmers, Small Farmers: The Cost of Compromise


Summer


Corn


Cucumbers


Eggplants


Green Beans


Summer Squash


Tomatoes


Cherries


Grapes


Melons


Peaches and Nectarines


Plums


Growers and Global Competition: Reinventing the Tomato


Fall


Broccoli and Cauliflower


Mushrooms


Peppers


Winter Squash


Apples


Pears, Asian Pears and Quinces


Persimmons and Figs


Market Corrections: The Return of the Small Farmer


Winter


Cabbages and Brussels Sprouts


Cooking Greens


Potatoes


Root Vegetables


Lemons and Limes


Mandarins (Tangerines), Grapefruits and Pummelos


Oranges


Index