Unmentionable Cuisine
An engaging look at "food prejudices," or why we eat what we eat and why we reject other food sources as unpalatable--with recipes!
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This is a unique and engrossing work and, to my mind, an important contribution to the annals of gastronomy.
It will not, of course, appeal to all palates... but neither do snails and sweetbreads, brains and other oddments of animals.
I read from cover to cover with huge enjoyment. I can recall no other book that has covered the subject of strange foods with quite his flair and authority, and I consider the book required reading for anyone interested in the lore of food.
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Print length
476 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Publication date
June 29, 1988
Dimensions
6 x 1 x 9 inches
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What Experts Say
"This is a unique and engrossing work and, to my mind, an important contribution to the annals of gastronomy." - Craig Claiborne
"I read from cover to cover with huge enjoyment. I can recall no other book that has covered the subject of strange foods with quite his flair and authority." - James Beard
"I consider the book required reading for anyone interested in the lore of food."
Reviews
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An engaging look at 'food prejudices,' or why we eat what we eat and why we reject other food sources as unpalatable--with recipes!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read from cover to cover with huge enjoyment. I can recall no other book that has covered the subject of strange foods with quite his flair and authority.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A unique and engrossing work and an important contribution to the annals of gastronomy.
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