Gum arabic and its secrets

Acclaimed since Antiquity, today gum Arabic remains an indispensable ingredient in many foodstuffs, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and wines. Though people encounter it every day and benefit from its many advantages, it remains little known ! Exploring thousands of years of the product's history and following it from harvesting to its myriad uses, this book tells us all about the precious plant from the Sahel, while the recipes at the end afford us the chance to try out its special powers for ourselves !