Food From The Wild - Couverture souple

Burrows, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780090676 ISBN 13 : 9781780090672

Editeur : New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The fields, woods, hedgerows, coasts, gardens and even wastelands of Britain and northern Europe are home to an abundant supply of edible plants that are good to eat raw, cook as a meal in themselves or use as culinary ingredients in a variety of dishes. Food from the Wild is an indispensable field guide to over 250 species of fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, stems, leaves and shoots, herbs, roots, seaweeds and fungi found in the wild. Each entry includes: * Detailed information on size, appearance, occurrence and habitat * Advice on harvesting, preparing and cooking the edible parts * Intricate artworks providing visual reference to aid identification * How to avoid poisonous species that may look similar This superb field guide to the wealth of edible plants that can be encountered on any walk provides you with the knowledge to select and sample the freshest and tastiest produce that nature has to offer.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late Ian Burrows had an unceasing passion for and interest in the environment and its flora from an early age. He had a degree in Biological Sciences, a Ph.D in microbiology and was a lecturer in microbiology at the University of Papua New Guinea for ten years. He then ran his own business, taking people out on birdwatching and general natural history and wild food identification tours in East Anglia, and birdwatching tours in the South Pacific. He lived in Norfolk.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Holland Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780090676
• ISBN 13: 9781780090672
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 146
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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