Mediterranean Vegetables A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and Their Preparation in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa, with More than 200 Authentic Recipes for the Home Cook

Name: Mediterranean Vegetables A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and Their Preparation in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa, with More than 200 Authentic Recipes for the Home Cook
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ISBN: 9781558321960

ISBN-10: 1558321969

ISBN-13: 9781558321960

Edition: 2001

Authors: Clifford A. Wright

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Each entry describes a vegetable and its varieties, explains its origins and its culinary history from ancient times right up through the present, and details how to grow and harvest it and where to buy it. Included are many vegetables that you may use every day, such as spinach, carrots, peppers, and tomatoes, as well as those you regularly see in markets but are unsure how to prepare, such as celeriac, kohlrabi, and taro. There are also those that you can easily cultivate in your garden or find growing wild, such as borage and garden cress. The countries that border the Mediterranean Sea are exotic and diverse, as is their multitude of vegetable preparations. These 200 recipes,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Publication date: 8/17/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


The Vegetables


Acanthus-Leaved Thistle


Albanian Yam


Alexanders


Amaranthus


Anchusa


Angelica


Arisarum vulgare


Artichoke


Arugula


Arum


Asparagus


Asparagus Bean


Asphodel


Athamanta matthioli


Athamanta sicula


Baby's Breath


Barbary-Gum


Bard Vetch


Bean


Beet


Berula erecta


Big Mallow


Black Bryony


Black-Eyed Pea


Black Locust


Blond Psyllium


Borage


Bottle Gourd


Broccoli


Broccoliflower


Broccoli Rapa


Brussels Sprout


Buckshorn Plantain


Bunching Onion


Burnet


Butcher's Broom


Butterhead Lettuce


Butternut Squash


Cabbage


Cabbage Thistle


Calavance


Camelina hispida


Campion


Cardaminopsis halleri


Cardoon


Carrot


Carum ferulifolium


Cassava


Catnip


Caucalis latifola


Cauliflower


Celeriac


Celery


Centaurea chamaerhaponticum


Charlock


Chickpea


Chickweed


Chicory


Chive


Chondrilla juncea


Chufa


Clematis


Colocynth


Conringia orientalis


Cornflower


Corn Rocket


Costmary


Cotton Thistle


Cow Parsnip


Cucumber


Dandelion


Desert Candle


Dwarf Fan-Palm


Earth Chestnut


Echiun italicum


Eggplant


Egyptian Rue


Elephant Garlic


Endive


English Daisy


English Primrose


Erodium cicutarium


Eryngo


European Brookline


European Elder


Evening Primrose


Fava Bean


Fennel


Fenugreek


Field Poppy


French Scorzonera


Fumitory


Galactites tomentosa


Garden Burnet


Garden Cress


Garlic


Gentian


Giant Fennel


Glasswort


Goat's Beard


Golden Thistle


Good King Henry


Grape Hyacinth


Grape Leaf


Grass Pea


Gundelia tournefortii


Hedge Mustard


Hedypnois cretica


Hollyhock


Hop


Horn of Plenty


Horseradish


Horsetail


Hyacinth


Hyacinth Bean


Ice Plant


Indian Pea


Jack Bean


Japanese Lantern


Jerusalem Artichoke


Jew's Mallow


Judas Tree


Jupiter's Beard


Kale or Collard


Kohlrabi


Lamb's Lettuce


Leek


Lentil


Lettuce


Lima Bean


Longleaf


Lonicera caprifolium


Loofah


Lotus gebelia


Lotus Root


Lovage


Lupine Bean


Lychnis flos-cuculi


Mallow


Masterwort


Meadow Parsley


Mignonette


Milk Thistle


Miner's Lettuce


Mock Tomato


Mung Bean


Mushroom


Muskmelon


Mustard


Nasturtium


Nepitella


Nipplewort


Okra


Onion


Ononis spinosa


Orache


Ox-Tongue


Paper Pumpkinseed


Parsley


Parsnip


Pea


Pepper


Pepperwort


Pigeon Pea


Pilewort


Pimpernel


Plantain


Potato


Prickly Pear


Prickly Sow-Thistle


Pumpkin


Purslane


Radicchio


Radish


Rampion


Rape


Rapistrum rugosum


Rhubarb


Romaine Lettuce


Roman Pimpernel


Roselle


Rough Hawkbit


Rutabaga


Salsify


Saltwort


Sand Leek


Sarcostemma forskalianus


Sarsaparilla


Savoy Cabbage


Scarlet Runner Bean


Scorzonera


Sea Fennel


Sea Holly


Seakale


Sea Rocket


Sedum album


Sempervivium armenum


Shallot


Shepherd's Purse


Sieber's Crocus


Silver Thistle


Skirret


Smooth Hawksbeard


Snow Pea Pod


Solomon's Seal


Sorrel


Sour-Grass


Sowbread


Sow Thistle


Spinach


Spotted Cat's-Ears


Squash


Star Thistle


Stinging Nettle


Sweet Cicely


Sweet Potato


Sweet Viola


Swine's Cress


Swiss Chard


Taro


Telephium imperati


Tomato


Tragacanth


Tragopogon pratensis


Trigonella arabica


Tuberous Comfrey


Turnip


Upland Cress


Venus' Comb


Wall Rocket


Watercress


Water Speedwell


Water Spinach


White Dead-Nettle


Wild Leek


Wild Radish


Winged Pea


Wormwood


Yellow Velvetleaf


Zedoary


Zucchini


Recipe List


Seed Suppliers


Abbreviations


Biographies


Glossary


A Short Bibliography


Index