Food Plants of China (Hardcover)


The book consists of two parts: Part 1 introduces the cultural aspects of Chinese food plants and the spread of Chinese culinary culture to the world. It also describes how the botanical and cultural information was acquired; what plants have been selected by the Chinese people for food; how these foodstuffs are produced, preserved, and prepared; and what the Western societies can learn from Chinese practices. Part 2 provides the botanical identification of the plant kingdom for the esculents used in China as food and/or as beverage. The plants described in the book are beautifully illustrated with line drawings or composite photographic plates.

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The book consists of two parts: Part 1 introduces the cultural aspects of Chinese food plants and the spread of Chinese culinary culture to the world. It also describes how the botanical and cultural information was acquired; what plants have been selected by the Chinese people for food; how these foodstuffs are produced, preserved, and prepared; and what the Western societies can learn from Chinese practices. Part 2 provides the botanical identification of the plant kingdom for the esculents used in China as food and/or as beverage. The plants described in the book are beautifully illustrated with line drawings or composite photographic plates.

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Imprint

The Chinese University Press

Country of origin

Hong Kong

Release date

September 2004

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First published

April 2005

Authors

Dimensions

260 x 184 x 48mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

800

ISBN-13

978-962-201-860-0

Barcode

9789622018600

Categories

LSN

962-201-860-2



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