Waverley Lewis Root Quotes


Sweetly and subtly perfumed...so soft it is best eaten with a spoon, a tenderness more appealing to gourmets than to those who have to pick, ship, handle and store it in constant fear of ruinous spoilage.


Citations

Root, Waverley. Food: An Authoritative and Visual History and Dictionary of the Foods of the World. Simon and Schuster, 1980.

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Waverley Lewis Root
Waverley Lewis Root
  • Born: April 15, 1903
  • Died: October 31, 1982
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Journalist Author

Waverley Lewis Root was an American journalist and writer. Root authored the classic The Food of Italy on Italy and its regional cuisines.