The World Encyclopedia of Fruit

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Summary: A recipe book with some fruit pictures
Review: This is not a "compreehensive guide to the fruits of the world" , but a pictorial book of some fruits with recipes. In the editorial review is stated that "each section details how and where is fruit is grown". This is not true.The reference author ,Kate Whiteman,a food writer and restaurant inspector does not tell you how to grow the fruits. On page 120, you have instructions with pictures for peeling and de-seeding grapes:"2... peel the grapes with your fingers.3.Cut each grape in half and pick out the pips with the tip of a sharp knife". The exotic fruit section has 28 pages, covering exactly 37 types of fruits, with 3 pages dedicated to banana,2 pages about dates and mangoos,and very short mention of other fruits.Pictures of longans and kubos are missing.

In the editorial review the author of recipes ,Maggie Mayhew,is not even mentioned. But this is the only useful part of the book.More than 100 pages of recipes are presented with beautiful pictures. The recipes should be published separately in the future.

This is really two books in one: a reference book and a recipe book. The rating is for the reference book.