Asian VegetablesAsian Vegetables: A Guide to Growing Fruit, Vegetables and Spices from the Indian SubcontinentSally Cunningham Chelsea Green, 2009 When I first got this book I wasn’t expecting a lot: After all, how could an author in the UK write about crops from the Indian subcontinent? But I think this book is a great resource. While the UK climate differs from ours (milder winter and they don’t get the summer heat we get) the insights from an author attempting to grow tropical and subtropical crops in a temperate climate are very valuable. Along with good photos and detailed growing information, Cunningham gives lots of historic, cultural, and culinary snippets. I had no idea that ripe okra seeds could be ground and used as a coffee substitute!
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