Edible : An Illustrated Guide To The World's Food Plants

Full of histories, ingredients and pictures.This wonderful book fills both of those roles. It has a wealth of information about all kinds of food plants- their histories, their significance to their locales' economies, as well as botanical, scientific information, and how they look, feel, and taste. The book is organized by type of food (fruit, vegetable, nut, etc.), and within those are subcategories. The plants are organized by scientific name.