Los Quelites. Un tesoro culinario The Quelites. A culinary treasure Edelmira Linares and Judith Aguirre, editors Los Quelites. Un tesoro culinario, whose name in Nahuatl means edible vegetable and that is now being used that is now is used to designate several indigenous Mexican vegetables, are particularly valuable for nutrition, according to the results of an analysis on their composition conducted by the Nutrition National Institute. This book offers very easy to follow recipes, like salads, as well as others really complex, such as faux foie gras. The results in preparing quelites are unlimited. 55 UNAM Foreign Rights 2015 By the same author Historical Importance of Some Plants at the Botanical Gardens Edelmira Linares Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Historically Relevant Plants at the Botanical Gardens Edelmira Linares, R. Bye and N. Vera Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México About the author Edelmira Linares (Mexico), attached to the Ethnobotanics Laboratory, backs the historical research of Ethnobotanics, medicine plants and other useful plants. She teaches workshops and courses of promotion on her line of research. Judith Aguirre (Mexico) is a member of the Nutrition Schooling Department, the General Vice Ministry of Community Nutrition at the Nutrition National Institute Salvador Zubiran, Mexico. 2nd reprint: unam, México, 2014 Size: 9.84 in x 7.87 in ISBN: 978-968-36-2653-0 MSRP$8.75 USD “Linares and Aguirre explain that the book came up after a culinary contest sponsored by unam and the National Nutrition Institute Salvador Zubiran, in order to stimulate the interest of this very Mexican vegetable, needed for a good nourishment” Dulce María Espinosa de la Mora • An amazing recipe book where creations are rescued, being quelites the main ingredient. • It encourages a good nourishment, including nutritional facts of each recipe • It features a breviary on the type of quelites mentioned in the book. Author’s Awards Recipient of the Economic Botanist 2010 Award by the Botanic Economic Society of the United States. Readership • Readers interested in Mexican cuisine • Professional chefs • Nutritionists
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