Author: Ellen Rodger
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: potatoes, biography
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-03
List price: $26.60
ISBN-10: 0778724921
ISBN-13: 9780778724926

Ages 7 to 14 years. Spanish conquistadors brought the potato from South America to Europe in the 1500s. Since then, the potato has helped to keep peasants from starving, fed armies, and is today the world’s most popular vegetable. This book underlines the importance of this source of nutrition.

Author: Dongyu Qu
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: food, agriculture, potatoes, chinese
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2008-10-07
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 9812832912
ISBN-13: 9789812832917

Originated from the Andeans and characterized by its high nutritional value and wide adaptability, the potato is one of the most globally important crops today. It is now being planted in about 160 countries, with China as the biggest potato producer in the world, accounting for one-fourth of the world’s total production. The production and consumption of potatoes in China will influence the potato industry worldwide. This book covers the origin, distribution, production, and consumption of the potato. Potatoes have been planted throughout China since their introduction 400 years

Author: Amrita S. Priya
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
Keywords: potatoes, cook, ways
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2008-07-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8179927105
ISBN-13: 9788179927106

Authors:R T Pringle, C F H Bishop, R C Clayton,
Publisher: CABI
Keywords: postharvest, potatoes
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2009-02-25
List price: $170.00
ISBN-10: 0851995020
ISBN-13: 9780851995021

A wider understanding of potato postharvest practices is needed to improve working relations between growers, agronomists, pathologists and crop store managers. Providing a comprehensive examination of international potato production, this book identifies which storage systems suit particular climatic zones as well as considering interactions between crop microclimate, dehydration, crop cooling, condensation and disease development. Potatoes Postharvest will guide the reader through the activities following harvest from store loading, store management, and grading to packaging and dispatch.

Author: Robin Robertson
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Keywords: cookbook, potatoes, meat, vegetarian
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2002-03
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 1558322051
ISBN-13: 9781558322059

This book will change the way people think about vegetarian food, a cuisine not usually associated with indulgence. Robin Robertson has developed 275 recipes for mouthwatering, soul-satisfying dishes that feed the hunger without the meat.

Author: Marlena Spieler
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Keywords: recipes, delicious, downright, potatoes, yummy
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2007-09-27
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0811856461
ISBN-13: 9780811856461

Baked, mashed, boiled, or fried, potatoes are always yummy. In this collection of recipes dedicated to the humble spud, 65 mouthwatering dishes range from classic gratins to pan-fried potato cakes to hearty stews. French fries go Vietnamese when tossed into a terrific stir-fry, and potatoes take center stage in entr es like Malaysian Stew and the Mushroom Forager’s Cottage Pie. Check out the 20 different ways to make mashed potatoes and the 25 variations on potato salad. With a short history of the tater and a description of its many varieties, vegetarians and meat-eaters alike will be c

Author: Sabina Chance
Publisher: Opening Chapter
Keywords: vegetarians, vegans, suitable, potatoes, fillings, baked, fabulous
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-09-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1904958001
ISBN-13: 9781904958000