This practical guide includes more than 200 full-color photographs of the world’s most popular fruits and vegetables, cross-referenced to in-depth descriptions and selection tips. Step-by-step preparation directions tell you whether the item must be peeled, washed, trimmed, or blanched.

Includes index.

FRUITS -- Apple -- Apricot -- Asian Pear -- Banana and Plantain -- Blackberry -- Blueberry -- Cactus Pear -- Cherimoya -- Cherry -- Citron -- Coconut -- Cranberry -- Currant -- Date -- Durian -- Fig -- Grape -- Grapefruit and Pomelo -- Guava -- Kiwano -- Kiwifruit -- i Kumquat -- Lemon -- Lime -- Loquat -- Lvchee -- Mango -- Medlar -- Melon (including American Cantaloupe, Honeydew -- Melon, and Watermelon) -- Nectarine (see Peach and Nectarine) -- Orange -- Papaya -- Passion Fruit -- Peach and Nectarine -- Pear -- Persimmon -- Pineapple -- Plantain (see Banana and Plantain) -- Plum -- Pomegranate -- Pomelo (see Grapefruit and Pomelo) -- Quince -- Raspberry -- Star Fruit -- Strawberry -- Tamarillo -- Tamarind -- Tangerine, Tangelo, and Tangor -- Watermelon (see Melon) -- VEGETABLES -- Amaranth -- Artichoke and Cardoon -- Arugula -- Asparagus -- Avocado -- Bamboo Shoots -- Beans, Green -- Beans, Shell -- Beet -- Bok Choy -- Broccoli -- Burdock -- Brussels Sprouts (see Cabbage) -- Cabbage -- Cardoon (see Artichoke and Cardoon) -- Carrot -- Cauliflower -- Celery -- Chayote -- Chestnut -- Chicory -- Corn -- Crosnes -- Cucumber -- Edamame -- Eggplant -- Endive -- Fennel -- Fiddlehead Fern -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Greens, Cooking (including Collard, Dandelion, Kale, -- and Mustard Greens) -- Horseradish -- Jicama -- Kohlrabi -- Leek -- Lettuce -- Lotus Root -- Mache -- Mushroom -- Napa Cabbage -- Nopales -- Okra -- Onion -- Parsley Root -- Parsnip -- Peas -- Pepper, Chile (including Anaheim, Cubanelle, Habanero, -- Jalapefio, Pasilla, Poblano, and Serrano Peppers) -- Pepper, Sweet Bell -- Potato -- Radicchio -- Radish -- Ramp -- Rhubarb -- Rutabaga (see Turnip and Rutabaga) -- Salsil and Scorzonera -- Samphire -- Shallot -- Spinach -- Sprouts (including alfalfa and mung bean sprouts) -- Summer Squash (see Zucchini, Summer Squash, and -- Squash Blossoms) -- Sunchoke -- Sweet Potato -- Swiss Chard -- Taro and Yautia -- Tomatillo and Ground Cherry -- Tomato -- Turnip and Rutabaga -- Wasabi -- Water Chestnut -- Watercress -- Winged Bean -- Winter Squash (including Acorn, Buttercup, Butternut, -- Calabaza, Hubbard, Pumpkin, and Spaghetti Squashes) -- Yard-Long Bean -- Yuca -- Zucchini, Summer Squash, and Squash Blossoms.