Feast For The Eye And The Heart

FRESH JAPANESE Author: Yasuko Fukuoka Publisher: Hamlyn RRP $39.99 THE range of fruit and vegetables used in Japanese cooking, it could be argued, far exceeds that of the average Western diet, and author Yasuko Fukuoka has taken advantage of this.

When The Chicken And The Egg Both Come First

RARE CHICKEN RESCUE 8pm, ABC1: The advent of genetically modified crops and the reckless stupidity of supermarket lemmings bode ill for the diversity of fruit and vegetables as purveyors place a premium on appearance and shelf life at the expense of taste and nutrition. Food as a visual feast? Fortunately, committed gardeners and seed-saving collectives around the world have a different attitude and realise that diversity and variety are the spice of life. All kinds of minor varieties and ...