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Description for Seaweeds
Hardcover. Until recently, seaweed for most Americans was nothing but a nuisance, clinging to us as we swim in the ocean and stinking up the beach as it rots in the sun. This book takes the reader on a tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are - algae, not plants - and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times. Illustrator(s): Mouritsen, Jonas Drotner. Translator(s): Johansen, Mariela. Num Pages: 272 pages, 380 colour plates, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Until recently, seaweed for most Americans was nothing but a nuisance, clinging to us as we swim in the ocean and stinking up the beach as it rots in the sun. With the ever-growing popularity of sushi restaurants across the country, however, seaweed is becoming a substantial part of our total food intake. And even as we dine with delight on maki, miso soup, and seaweed salads, very few of us have any idea of the nutritional value of seaweed. Here celebrated scientist Ole G. Mouritsen, drawing on his fascination with and enthusiasm for Japanese cuisine, champions seaweed as a ... Read more
Until recently, seaweed for most Americans was nothing but a nuisance, clinging to us as we swim in the ocean and stinking up the beach as it rots in the sun. With the ever-growing popularity of sushi restaurants across the country, however, seaweed is becoming a substantial part of our total food intake. And even as we dine with delight on maki, miso soup, and seaweed salads, very few of us have any idea of the nutritional value of seaweed. Here celebrated scientist Ole G. Mouritsen, drawing on his fascination with and enthusiasm for Japanese cuisine, champions seaweed as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226044361
SKU
V9780226044361
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Ole G. Mouritsen
Ole G. Mouritsen is professor of biophysics at the University of Southern Denmark. His previous books include Life-As a Matter of Fat and Sushi: Food for the Eye, the Body and the Soul. Mariela Johansen holds an MA in history and language. She lives in Vancouver.
Reviews for Seaweeds
"Ole G. Mouritsen's Seaweeds is a wonderfully wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated introduction to these strange, underappreciated, delicious forms of life." -Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen "Seaweeds is by far the most comprehensive, informative, and creative offering on macroalgae I have ever seen. And to this wealth of information, Ole G. Mouritsen ... Read more