Dal is to India what pasta is to Italy. Cheap to produce, highly nutritional, suitable for long storage and capable of being cooked in a basic pot on an open fire, dal has been providing nourishment to millions of Indians for millennia. It truly is a pan-Indian dish consumed by rich and poor alike.

Through more than 500 step-by-step photos, this cookbook explains the basic techniques of vegetarian cuisine and contains some of its best recipes. The book is divided into sections on cereals, vegetables, tofu, seitan, and nuts and seeds. Each section opens with an introduction to the characteristics, properties and uses of the ingredients.

Spicy nuts, crunchy raw chocolate truffles, liquorice almonds, grape lollipops, and candy crunch popsicles are just a few of the quick, easy and healthy raw food snacks that Caroline Fibaek, Denmark's leading raw food exponent, presents in her gorgeous book Raw Snacks.