Звичайна екзотика. Історія рослин, які ми їмо

Absoli͡utna bilʹshistʹ roslyn, i͡aki otochui͡utʹ nas na horodakh i v sadkakh, - t͡se chuz͡hynt͡si, do i͡akykh my zvykly, i͡akykh poli͡ubyly ta vvaz͡hai͡emo svoïmy. Taka sama sytuat͡sii͡a koïtʹsi͡a i v nashykh kholodylʹnykakh.<br>Nova knyz͡hka botanika Oleksii͡a Kovalenka znaĭomytʹ nas zi svitom cherez frukty ta ovochi: vid anisu, inz͡hyru ĭ dyni do bazyliku, kivi ta lichi, vid Seredzemnomor"i͡a ĭ Kytai͡u do Avstraliï, Arhentyny ta Kanady.Oleksiĭ rozpovidai͡e, chomu dei͡aki li͡udy nastilʹky nenavydi͡atʹ zapakh kinzy i i͡ak zrobyty vyno z pasternaku, poi͡asni͡ui͡e, i͡ak buly odomashneni pevni vydy roslyn ta i͡ak vony potrapyly v nash horod i na stil.

The vast majority of plants that surround us in vegetable gardens and gardens are strangers to whom we are used, whom we have fallen in love with and consider our own. The same situation is happening in our refrigerators.
The new book by botanist Alexey Kovalenko introduces us to the world through fruits and vegetables: from anise, figs and melons to Basil, Kiwi and lychee, from the Mediterranean and China to Australia, Argentina and Canada.Alexey explains why some people hate the smell of coriander so much and how to make wine from parsnips, explains how certain types of plants were domesticated and how they got into our garden and on the table.