A Produce Reference Guide to Fruits and Vegetables from Around the
World: Nature's Harvest answers the many questions consumers have
about various fruits and vegetables. Providing basic, clear, and
understandable information for each produce item, this reference
guide gives you a synopsis of the fruit or vegetable, a short
history of the item, the common and uncommon name, what it looks
and tastes like, how it is used, and the time of year it is
available. Information on nutrition, serving sizes, yields, and
optimal storage conditions is also provided. From potatoes to
shepherd's purse and from grapes to the Clementine tangor, A
Produce Reference Guide to Fruits and Vegetables from Around the
World covers both the familiar and the exotic. Other than the
obvious fruits and vegetables (such as 12 varieties of cherries and
10 different kinds of squash) you?ll also read about herbs,
mushrooms, sprouts, and nuts. A Produce Reference Guide to Fruits
and Vegetables from Around the World is packed with useful
information. From practical advice to interesting trivia, some of
the things you?ll learn include: You should not eat any green parts
of potatoes--it will make you sick.How to classify a
peach--clingstone vs. freestone and white vs. yellow.The Texas 1015
Supersweet onion is named after its recommended planting date,
October 15.Kiwis (originally from China, not Australia) contain an
enzyme that tenderizes meat.Women in China once made a dye from the
skin of eggplants to stain their teeth black.The famous mutiny by
Captain Bligh's crew was caused by breadfruit.Gourds may have
spread between continents by floating in the ocean, as they can
float in sea water for 220 days without losing seed viability.The
two nuts mentioned in the Bible--almonds and pistachios.As new
methods in farming, storing, and shipping are allowing exotic
fruits and vegetables unheard of a few years ago to become
available, consumers are coming up with more and more questions
that many professionals are unable to answer. A Produce Reference
Guide to Fruits and Vegetables from Around the World is the tool
you can use to find answers. The guide is especially useful for
specialty produce outlets and wholesalers, importers/exporters of
fruits and vegetables, produce brokers and buyers, supermarket and
independent food store produce departments, military commissaries,
and the general public.
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