Everything you need to know about cucurbits, from the art of cooking them to how to turn them into artistic objects or musical instruments!

This Great Treatise on Cucurbits focuses on those used for culinary or artistic purposes. It retraces their incredible diversity and their histories, some of which date back a very long time, from their country of origin to our plates, to tell a story where taste and health are not in competition – quite the opposite. Mireille Gayet's watercolors wonderfully reflect this colorful world with great subtlety. Here, the author puts her scientific research and culinary skills to good use.