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Bursting with taste, this book is a cornucopia of fascinating stories about a very special fruit. It explores how people over the centuries have used pomegranates, and looks at the timeless appeal of this unusual, alluring, and ornamental fruit. --Gardening Australia This delightful small book encapsulates the significance through history of the juicy, crunchy, tart, and currently oh-so-trendy pomegranate. Popular for thousands of years, they graced tables in ancient Greece, the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Persia and the stories of Arabian folklore in A Thousand and One Nights. Superb photographs and illustrations demonstrate how these fruit were commemorated in the art of diverse cultures. Pomegranate is another in the Edible series from Reaktion Books that celebrates the rich history of cuisine. It's perfect for food, garden, and history nerds. --Organic Gardener Magazine

Bursting with taste, this book is a cornucopia of fascinating stories about a very special fruit. It explores how people over the centuries have used pomegranates, and looks at the timeless appeal of this unusual, alluring, and ornamental fruit. -- Gardening Australia This delightful small book encapsulates the significance through history of the juicy, crunchy, tart, and currently oh-so-trendy pomegranate. Popular for thousands of years, they graced tables in ancient Greece, the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Persia and the stories of Arabian folklore in A Thousand and One Nights. Superb photographs and illustrations demonstrate how these fruit were commemorated in the art of diverse cultures. Pomegranate is another in the Edible series from Reaktion Books that celebrates the rich history of cuisine. It's perfect for food, garden, and history nerds. -- Organic Gardener Magazine

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Damien Stone is an archaeologist who lives in Sydney, Australia. His books include The Hittites: Lost Civilizations (Reaktion Books, 2023).

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