The carrot purple : and other curious stories of the food we eat /
Denker, Joel,
The carrot purple : and other curious stories of the food we eat / Joel S. Denker. - xii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Rowman & Littlefield studies in food and gastronomy . - Studies in food and gastronomy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Anise : The allure of anise -- Apricot : "Moon of the Faith" : appreciating the apricot -- Artichoke : The artichoke "undressed" -- Arugula : The "lascivious leaf" : the lure of arugula -- Asparagus : Asparagus : scents and non-scents -- Avocado : The "Butter Pear" : The mysterious avocado -- Banana : The "Curiosity of the Indies" : The baffling banana -- Basil : Holy basil -- Broccoli : "It's not broccoli. It's Andy Boy" -- Cabbage : Head of its class : the cabbage -- Caper : The wild caper -- Cardamom : From Arabia to Scandinavia : a cardamom chronicle -- Carrot : The carrot purple -- Cashew : The nutty fruit : the captivating cashew -- Celery : The celery cure -- Chickpea : The battle over the bean : the puzzling chickpea -- Chocolate : "Food of the Gods" : chocolate -- Cinnamon : "Sweet wood" : Cinnamon -- Clove : The "Nail incense" : uncovering the clove -- Coffee : The "Wine of the bean" : Coffee -- Coriander : Saved from the "Two-headed serpent" : the coriander cure -- Cranberry : The "Bitter berry" : reclaiming the cranberry -- Cucumber : The "Bilious" cowcumber : cool as a cucumber -- Cumin : Hidden punch : cumin's untold story -- Dill : A fine feathered friend : the wonders of dill -- Eggplant : The "Mad apple" : the terrifying eggplant -- Fennel : The truth about Finocchio : fragrant fennel -- Garlic : The "Stinking rose" : the glories of garlic -- Lentil : "Poor man's meat" : the lentil -- Mint : Vigor and venery : the story of mint -- Nutmeg : The "Harem tree" : nutmeg -- Olive : "A taste as old as cold water" : the story of the olive -- Onion : Knowing your onions -- Orange : Sweet for sour oranges -- Papaya : The "Fruit of angels" : the papaya -- Peanut : Found a peanut -- Pear : Gift of the gods : the pear -- Pepper, black : Hot commodity : a pepper story -- Pineapple : Yes, we have no ananas : the pineapple -- Pistachio : The princely pistachio -- Pomegranate : Persephone's temptation : the seductive pomegranate -- Potato : The "White truffle" : the perplexing potato -- Saffron : Hunting for gold : the saga of saffron -- Spinach : The "Prince of leafy greens" : Spinach -- Strawberry : Sex and the single strawberry -- Sweet potato : "Candy from the field" : the sweet potato -- Tomato : "Homegrown tomatoes" -- Vanilla : The scent of vanilla -- Walnut : Cracking the walnut -- Watermelon : "What the angels eat" : the watermelon.
1442248858 9781442248854
2015015016
Food--Anecdotes
Food crops--Anecdotes
Vegetables--Anecdotes
Fruit--Anecdotes
Cooking--Anecdotes
TX353 / .D4329 2015
641.3
The carrot purple : and other curious stories of the food we eat / Joel S. Denker. - xii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Rowman & Littlefield studies in food and gastronomy . - Studies in food and gastronomy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Anise : The allure of anise -- Apricot : "Moon of the Faith" : appreciating the apricot -- Artichoke : The artichoke "undressed" -- Arugula : The "lascivious leaf" : the lure of arugula -- Asparagus : Asparagus : scents and non-scents -- Avocado : The "Butter Pear" : The mysterious avocado -- Banana : The "Curiosity of the Indies" : The baffling banana -- Basil : Holy basil -- Broccoli : "It's not broccoli. It's Andy Boy" -- Cabbage : Head of its class : the cabbage -- Caper : The wild caper -- Cardamom : From Arabia to Scandinavia : a cardamom chronicle -- Carrot : The carrot purple -- Cashew : The nutty fruit : the captivating cashew -- Celery : The celery cure -- Chickpea : The battle over the bean : the puzzling chickpea -- Chocolate : "Food of the Gods" : chocolate -- Cinnamon : "Sweet wood" : Cinnamon -- Clove : The "Nail incense" : uncovering the clove -- Coffee : The "Wine of the bean" : Coffee -- Coriander : Saved from the "Two-headed serpent" : the coriander cure -- Cranberry : The "Bitter berry" : reclaiming the cranberry -- Cucumber : The "Bilious" cowcumber : cool as a cucumber -- Cumin : Hidden punch : cumin's untold story -- Dill : A fine feathered friend : the wonders of dill -- Eggplant : The "Mad apple" : the terrifying eggplant -- Fennel : The truth about Finocchio : fragrant fennel -- Garlic : The "Stinking rose" : the glories of garlic -- Lentil : "Poor man's meat" : the lentil -- Mint : Vigor and venery : the story of mint -- Nutmeg : The "Harem tree" : nutmeg -- Olive : "A taste as old as cold water" : the story of the olive -- Onion : Knowing your onions -- Orange : Sweet for sour oranges -- Papaya : The "Fruit of angels" : the papaya -- Peanut : Found a peanut -- Pear : Gift of the gods : the pear -- Pepper, black : Hot commodity : a pepper story -- Pineapple : Yes, we have no ananas : the pineapple -- Pistachio : The princely pistachio -- Pomegranate : Persephone's temptation : the seductive pomegranate -- Potato : The "White truffle" : the perplexing potato -- Saffron : Hunting for gold : the saga of saffron -- Spinach : The "Prince of leafy greens" : Spinach -- Strawberry : Sex and the single strawberry -- Sweet potato : "Candy from the field" : the sweet potato -- Tomato : "Homegrown tomatoes" -- Vanilla : The scent of vanilla -- Walnut : Cracking the walnut -- Watermelon : "What the angels eat" : the watermelon.
1442248858 9781442248854
2015015016
Food--Anecdotes
Food crops--Anecdotes
Vegetables--Anecdotes
Fruit--Anecdotes
Cooking--Anecdotes
TX353 / .D4329 2015
641.3