Recipes for Underutilized Crops
Development workers have shared recipes for some underutilized crops. These may provide ideas for the best use of unfamiliar harvests.
- Key Resource ECHO Network Members, Staff, and Volunteers have collected a lot of recipes over the past 40 years, many of them featuring underutilized plants. We willorganize the recipes and provide cross-links to the relevant plant information here. If you have recipes you would like to archive here for the...
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1983-02-19 Dr. Frank Martin is a research specialist in sweet potato breeding. He writes, "A persistent nagging question is why people don't eat and don't want to eat more sweet potatoes. We believe this is due to sweetness itself, as well as flavors and textures that are not liked. We developed a new...
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1992-06-19 Recipe for making catsup (ketchup) from squash.
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1998-02-19 During arecent visit to missionaries Scott and Jody Daby in Haiti, I especially enjoyed the fresh bread and real butter they served.
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2022-01-12 Chipilín (Crotalaria longirostrata) is native to southern Mexico and Central America. This species of Crotalaria is a popular food plant in countries such as Guatemala and El Salvador (Morton, 1994). It is probably the species of the genus Crotalaria most used as food. The young leaves and shoots...
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1992-06-19 More discussion on consumption of Velvet Beans.
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Purslane, orPortulaca oleracea, is a garden weed that is edible and has many health benefits. Find out the benefits of the purslane plant here, and get a purslanerecipe! PURSLANE HEALTHBENEFITS Like many other weeds, purslane is not onlyediblebut also far more nutritious than many of the crops...
- DominicanCooking.com, and twin blogCocinaDominicana.com, are a collaborative effort from a pair of friends who share the love for the culinary in general, and Dominican Food in particular. We believe that our cuisine is rich, and that it ought to be promoted as healthy, varied and a reflection of...
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Amaranth Artichoke Asparagus Beans (Common) Beans (Asian) Beans (Fava) Beans (Garbanzo) Beans (Lima) Beans (Long) Beans (Soy) Beets Bok Choy Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery and Celeriac Chicory & Radicchio Chinese Cabbage Collards Corn Cowpeas Cucumbers Eggplant...
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If consumers use recipes that contain food safety instructions written into the text, are they more likely to adhere to safe food handling practices in their home kitchens? “Yes!” says a recent Journal of Food Protection1study that showed significant improvement in food safety behavior in home...
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Enjoy using bounty from your garden in these recipes from Seed Savers Exchange and friends.
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For a delicious end to 2018, Food Tank is highlighting 18 cookbooks that embrace a diverse global food industry. The list features chefs of color and authors that identify as LGBTQ+ working to feed a food revolution that breaks the barriers of race, gender, and sexuality. These books examine...
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Asian Garden 2 Table LLC is a small “mom & pop” family business, dedicated to the purpose of purveying information, material goods and services related to the gardening, preparation, and consumption of fresh vegetable based meals. As you can see from the site, we offer tips on urban/suburban...
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After falling out of favor for many years, cooking and garnishing with flowers is back in vogue once again. Flower cookery has been traced back to Roman times, and to the Chinese, Middle Eastern, and Indian cultures. Edible flowers were especially popular in the Victorian era during Queen...
- Abstract,Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2003 Since 1996, Sasakawa Global 2000/Guinea has been collaborating with the National Departments of Extension and Research on promoting Mucuna pruriens as a cover crop for improving and maintaining good soil fertility. Efforts have also continued...
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Recipe Book and Guide Promote Improved Diets for Women and Children in Guatemala’s Western Highlands
FANTA developed a Spanish-language recipe book for government and USAID partner staff to promote improved diets for women and young children in the Guatemalan Western Highlands. Organized in sections for children of different age groups and pregnant and lactating women, the book provides recipes...- Also available in:
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2020-03-13
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Beans are a simply delicious, naturally nutritious ingredient that works in so many recipes. Whether you're looking for an awesome appetizer, simple salad, or an easy entrée, we've got many delicious options. We've also got amazing recipes from chefs at The Culinary Institute of America featuring...
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The Forgotten Foods Network is a global initiative that collects and shares information on foods, recipes and traditions that are in danger of being lost. By creating this network, we will discover foods that can transform the way we eat and could nourish us in the future. We want you to share...
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2023-03-31 by Sovanneary Huot, Dr. David Ader, Dr. Srean Pao, Dr. Ricky Bates, and Hans Goertz This recipe and nutrition guide is written in Khmer and focuses on wild food plants, sometimes called neglected and underutilized species, of the country of Cambodia. Smallholders forage and/or cultivate plants...
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How can the iaca or jackfruit help the rural people of Sri Lanka adapt to climate change? Carlo Cracco, one of the most famous chefs in Italy, tells us about it. Jackfruit is an incredible fruit because it grows naturally, you can make one recipe rather than another, so it has many uses. It's a...
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Recipes Covered in this Cookbook include: Appetizers Beverages Soups Salads Breads Breakfasts Main Dishes Desserts Friendship Recipes Around the World