Edible flowers : a global history / Constance L. Kirker and Mary Newman.
Material type: TextSeries: EdiblePublisher: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781780236384
- 1780236387
- TX814.5.F5 K55 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB351.F6 K57 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800160418 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.
Introduction -- The ancient world -- The Middle Ages to the nineteenth century -- The Victorian era to today -- Asia -- The Mediterranean and the Middle East -- Europe -- The Americas -- Afterword -- Precautions when eating edible flowers -- Flower dinner menu -- Recipes.
Why in the world would someone want to eat flowers? And where, and when? Kirker and Newman provide a historical and geographical look at how flowers have been used in cooking. They explore cultural, symbolic and religious aspects, and then serve up a few recipes using some of the flowers covered.