Tropical Fruits (Periplus Nature Guides) (Hardcover)

by Wendy Hutton (Author) "Everyone knows the excellent flavour of the cashew nut, but how many have tasted the juicy of this plant, brought to Asia from tropical America..." (more)
Key Phrases: shrimp paste, custard apple, Botanical Family, Southeast Asia

Product Details

• Hardcover: 62 pages
• Publisher: Asia Books (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 962593135X
• ISBN-13: 978-9625931357
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,770,333 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A colorful pictorial summary of tropical fruits, May 3, 2000

By	Andrew Limsk (Kuala Lumpur, MY) - See all my reviews

Lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs of tropical fruits on every page, this book is perfect as a pictorial summary of the subject matter. Written in a simple, concise yet entertaining fashion, this book describes the fruits one species to a page. Though brief, the book manages to squeeze in much of the important information including the common and scientific names. This includes descriptions on how the fruits are served and eaten. Also, the sidebars list the common names of each fruit in Thai and Malay which would be useful in trying to find them in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia. My only complaint is that the book is a bit pricey for the size (it really is very thin).