Mediterranean Vegetables

by Wright, Clifford A.

• ISBN13: 9781558321960
• ISBN10: 1558321969
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Harvard Common Pr

Summary

Wright presents an original and comprehensive A-to-Z culinary reference.

Author Biography

Lifford A. Wright is a cook, food writer, and research scholar specializing in the regional cuisines of the Mediterranean

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xv
The Vegetables	1	(357)
Acanthus-Leaved Thistle	3	(1)
Albanian Yam	3	(1)
Alexanders	3	(1)
Amaranthus	4	(1)
Anchusa	5	(1)
Angelica	6	(1)
Arisarum vulgare	6	(1)
Artichoke	6	(20)
Arugula	26	(3)
Arum	29	(1)
Asparagus	29	(7)
Asparagus Bean	36	(2)
Asphodel	38	(1)
Athamanta matthioli	38	(1)
Athamanta sicula	38	(1)
Baby's Breath	38	(1)
Barbary-Gum	39	(1)
Bard Vetch	39	(1)
Bean	39	(13)
Beet	52	(8)
Berula erecta	60	(1)
Big Mallow	60	(1)
Black Bryony	60	(1)
Black-Eyed Pea	61	(3)
Black Locust	64	(1)
Blond Psyllium	64	(1)
Borage	64	(1)
Bottle Gourd	65	(1)
Broccoli	66	(5)
Broccoliflower	71	(1)
Broccoli Rapa	71	(1)
Brussels Sprout	71	(2)
Buckshorn Plantain	73	(1)
Bunching Onion	74	(1)
Burnet	75	(1)
Butcher's Broom	75	(1)
Butterhead Lettuce	76	(1)
Butternut Squash	76	(1)
Cabbage	76	(9)
Cabbage Thistle	85	(1)
Calavance	85	(1)
Camelina hispida	85	(1)
Campion	86	(1)
Cardaminopsis halleri	86	(1)
Cardoon	86	(3)
Carrot	89	(6)
Carum ferulifolium	95	(1)
Cassava	95	(1)
Catnip	96	(1)
Caucalis latifola	96	(1)
Cauliflower	96	(4)
Celeriac	100	(2)
Celery	102	(4)
Centaurea chamaerhaponticum	106	(1)
Charlock	107	(1)
Chickpea	107	(7)
Chickweed	114	(1)
Chicory	115	(3)
Chive	118	(1)
Chondrilla juncea	119	(1)
Chufa	119	(1)
Clematis	120	(1)
Colocynth	121	(1)
Conringia orientalis	121	(1)
Cornflower	121	(1)
Corn Rocket	122	(1)
Costmary	122	(1)
Cotton Thistle	122	(1)
Cow Parsnip	122	(1)
Cucumber	123	(4)
Dandelion	127	(2)
Desert Candle	129	(1)
Dwarf Fan-Palm	129	(1)
Earth Chestnut	129	(1)
Echiun italicum	130	(1)
Eggplant	130	(15)
Egyptian Rue	145	(1)
Elephant Garlic	145	(1)
Endive	145	(3)
English Daisy	148	(1)
English Primrose	149	(1)
Erodium cicutarium	149	(1)
Eryngo	149	(1)
European Brookline	149	(1)
European Elder	150	(1)
Evening Primrose	150	(1)
Fava Bean	150	(8)
Fennel	158	(3)
Fenugreek	161	(1)
Field Poppy	162	(1)
French Scorzonera	163	(1)
Fumitory	163	(1)
Galactites tomentosa	164	(1)
Garden Burnet	164	(1)
Garden Cress	164	(1)
Garlic	165	(6)
Gentian	171	(1)
Giant Fennel	172	(1)
Glasswort	172	(1)
Goat's Beard	173	(1)
Golden Thistle	173	(1)
Good King Henry	174	(2)
Grape Hyacinth	176	(1)
Grape Leaf	176	(4)
Grass Pea	180	(1)
Gundelia tournefortii	181	(1)
Hedge Mustard	182	(1)
Hedypnois cretica	182	(1)
Hollyhock	182	(1)
Hop	183	(1)
Horn of Plenty	183	(1)
Horseradish	184	(2)
Horsetail	186	(1)
Hyacinth	186	(1)
Hyacinth Bean	186	(1)
Ice Plant	187	(1)
Indian Pea	188	(1)
Jack Bean	188	(1)
Japanese Lantern	188	(1)
Jerusalem Artichoke	189	(2)
Jew's Mallow	191	(2)
Judas Tree	193	(1)
Jupiter's Beard	193	(1)
Kale or Collard	193	(2)
Kohlrabi	195	(2)
Lamb's Lettuce	197	(1)
Leek	198	(5)
Lentil	203	(5)
Lettuce	208	(6)
Lima Bean	214	(2)
Longleaf	216	(1)
Lonicera caprifolium	216	(1)
Loofah	217	(1)
Lotus gebelia	217	(1)
Lotus Root	217	(2)
Lovage	219	(1)
Lupine Bean	220	(2)
Lychnis flos-cuculi	222	(1)
Mallow	222	(3)
Masterwort	225	(1)
Meadow Parsley	225	(1)
Mignonette	225	(1)
Milk Thistle	225	(1)
Miner's Lettuce	225	(1)
Mock Tomato	226	(1)
Mung Bean	226	(1)
Mushroom	227	(7)
Muskmelon	234	(1)
Mustard	235	(3)
Nasturtium	238	(1)
Nepitella	239	(1)
Nipplewort	239	(1)
Okra	239	(4)
Onion	243	(5)
Ononis spinosa	248	(1)
Orache	248	(1)
Ox-Tongue	249	(1)
Paper Pumpkinseed	250	(1)
Parsley	250	(2)
Parsnip	252	(2)
Pea	254	(4)
Pepper	258	(6)
Pepperwort	264	(1)
Pigeon Pea	264	(1)
Pilewort	265	(1)
Pimpernel	265	(1)
Plantain	265	(2)
Potato	267	(8)
Prickly Pear	275	(1)
Prickly Sow-Thistle	276	(1)
Pumpkin	276	(1)
Purslane	277	(1)
Radicchio	278	(1)
Radish	278	(3)
Rampion	281	(1)
Rape	281	(1)
Rapistrum rugosum	282	(1)
Rhubarb	282	(2)
Romaine Lettuce	284	(1)
Roman Pimpernel	284	(1)
Roselle	284	(1)
Rough Hawkbit	284	(1)
Rutabaga	284	(2)
Salsify	286	(1)
Saltwort	286	(1)
Sand Leek	287	(1)
Sarcostemma forskalianus	288	(1)
Sarsaparilla	288	(1)
Savoy Cabbage	288	(1)
Scarlet Runner Bean	288	(1)
Scorzonera	289	(1)
Sea Fennel	290	(1)
Sea Holly	291	(1)
Seakale	291	(1)
Sea Rocket	292	(1)
Sedum album	292	(1)
Sempervivium armenum	292	(1)
Shallot	292	(2)
Shepherd's Purse	294	(1)
Sieber's Crocus	295	(1)
Silver Thistle	295	(1)
Skirret	295	(1)
Smooth Hawksbeard	296	(1)
Snow Pea Pod	296	(1)
Solomon's Seal	296	(1)
Sorrel	297	(1)
Sour-Grass	298	(1)
Sowbread	299	(1)
Sow Thistle	299	(1)
Spinach	300	(9)
Spotted Cat's-Ears	309	(1)
Squash	310	(7)
Star Thistle	317	(1)
Stinging Nettle	317	(1)
Sweet Cicely	318	(1)
Sweet Potato	318	(1)
Sweet Viola	319	(1)
Swine's Cress	319	(1)
Swiss Chard	320	(6)
Taro	326	(2)
Telephium imperati	328	(1)
Tomato	328	(12)
Tragacanth	340	(1)
Tragopogon pratensis	340	(1)
Trigonella arabica	340	(1)
Tuberous Comfrey	340	(1)
Turnip	340	(4)
Upland Cress	344	(1)
Venus' Comb	345	(1)
Wall Rocket	345	(1)
Watercress	346	(2)
Water Speedwell	348	(1)
Water Spinach	348	(1)
White Dead-Nettle	348	(1)
Wild Leek	349	(1)
Wild Radish	349	(1)
Winged Pea	349	(1)
Wormwood	350	(1)
Yellow Velvetleaf	351	(1)
Zedoary	351	(1)
Zucchini	351	(7)
Recipe List	358	(5)
Seed Suppliers	363	(1)
Abbreviations	364	(1)
Biographies	365	(6)
Glossary	371	(2)
A Short Bibliography	373	(4)
Index	377