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Edible flowers : a global history / Constance L. Kirker and Mary Newman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: EdiblePublisher: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781780236384
  • 1780236387
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TX814.5.F5 K55 2016
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.

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.

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