Forgotten Gardens: Chaya, Ancient Greens for Modern Tables
Forgotten Gardens: Chaya, Ancient Greens for Modern Tables by Hennie Fisher and Richard Hay is a culinary exploration of chaya, or Mayan tree spinach which is a fast-growing, drought-resistant Central American shrub prized as one of the most nutrient-dense leaf crops on Earth. Born out of a collaboration at the University of Pretoria's Future Africa Institute, the book introduces this underutilised "tree of life" to South African kitchens as a proof-of-concept for reviving forgotten and orphan c...
