The Complete Book of Fruits and Vegetables

by Marilena Pistoia, Francisco Corbetta, Francesco Bianchini (Illustrator)

Paintings of virtually every plant used for food are accompanied by information on the origins, histories, uses, nutritional characteristics, and horticulture of each

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks

303 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Gronk · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations are outstanding. The text is not so interesting. It is NOT a complete book!
One unfortunate mistake is in the description of where saffron comes from. The book incorrectly states it is from the dried stamens. It is actually the dried stigmas.

[Vumango Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book

[Emilia Okafor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its educating I must say and very much original of its own kind and quality thanks Francesco to this wonderful piece