Field Guide to Produce: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Fruit and Vegetable at the MarketAt last, a field guide to identifying and selecting more than 200 fruits and vegetables from around the world! The perfect companion for every shopper, Field Guide to Produce offers tips for selecting, storing, and preparing everything from apples to zucchini. When an unfamiliar edible appears on your grocer’s shelf, simply flip through the full-color insert until you’ve found its photograph. Turn to the corresponding page to discover its country of origin, common uses, and season of harvest. This practical guide includes more than 200 full-color photographs of the world’s most popular fruits and vegetables, cross-referenced to in-depth descriptions and selection tips. Step-by-step preparation directions tell you whether the item must be peeled, washed, trimmed, or blanched. Grocery shopping—and dinner—will never be the same again! |
Contents
Apple | 1 |
48 | 5 |
Apricot | 6 |
Asian Pear | 8 |
Banana and Plantain | 10 |
Blackberry | 13 |
Blueberry | 16 |
Cactus Pear | 18 |
Fennel | 178 |
Fiddlehead Fern | 181 |
Garlic | 182 |
Ginger | 185 |
Greens Cooking including Collard Dandelion Kale | 187 |
and Mustard Greens | 188 |
Horseradish | 190 |
Jicama | 192 |
Cherimoya | 20 |
Cherry | 23 |
Citron | 25 |
Coconut | 27 |
Cranberry | 29 |
Currant | 31 |
Date | 33 |
Durian | 35 |
36 | 36 |
Grape | 38 |
Grapefruit and Pomelo | 40 |
Guava This | 43 |
Kiwano | 45 |
Kiwifruit | 46 |
Lemon | 49 |
Lychee | 56 |
695 | 65 |
Tamarind | 104 |
Yuzu | 109 |
Amaranth | 111 |
Artichoke and Cardoon | 113 |
Arugula | 116 |
Asparagus | 119 |
Avocado | 121 |
Bamboo Shoots | 124 |
Beans Green | 126 |
Beans Shell | 128 |
Beet | 132 |
Bok Choy | 136 |
Broccoli | 138 |
Burdock Brussels Sprouts see Cabbage | 142 |
Cabbage Cardoon see Artichoke and Cardoon | 144 |
Carrot | 147 |
Cauliflower | 149 |
Celery | 152 |
Chayote | 155 |
Chestnut | 157 |
Chicory | 160 |
Corn | 163 |
Crosnes | 166 |
Cucumber | 168 |
Edamame | 171 |
Eggplant | 173 |
Endive | 176 |
Kohlrabi | 194 |
Leek | 196 |
Lettuce | 198 |
Lotus Root | 201 |
Mâche | 204 |
Mushroom | 205 |
Napa Cabbage | 212 |
Nopales | 214 |
Okra | 216 |
Onion | 218 |
Parsley Root | 222 |
Parsnip | 224 |
Peas | 226 |
Pepper Chile including Anaheim Cubanelle Habanero Jalapeño Pasilla Poblano and Serrano Peppers | 229 |
Pepper Sweet Bell | 235 |
Potato | 237 |
Radicchio | 242 |
Radish | 245 |
Ramp | 248 |
Rhubarb Rutabaga see Turnip and Rutabaga | 250 |
Salsify and Scorzonera | 251 |
Samphire | 254 |
Shallot | 256 |
Spinach | 258 |
Sprouts including alfalfa and mung bean sprouts Summer Squash see Zucchini Summer Squash and Squash Blossoms | 260 |
Sunchoke | 262 |
Sweet Potato | 264 |
Swiss Chard | 267 |
Taro and Yautia | 269 |
Tomatillo and Ground Cherry | 272 |
Tomato | 274 |
Turnip and Rutabaga | 278 |
Wasabi | 280 |
Water Chestnut | 282 |
Watercress | 285 |
Winged Bean | 287 |
Winter Squash including Acorn Buttercup Butternut Calabaza Hubbard Pumpkin and Spaghetti Squashes | 288 |
YardLong Bean | 293 |
Yuca | 295 |
Zucchini Summer Squash and Squash Blossoms | 297 |
Sources | 301 |
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Field Guide to Produce: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every ... Aliza Green No preview available - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
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