| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
189 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Modern-day Vikings: puffin hunting in the land of fire and ice -- The most dangerous game: how I almost lost my life tracking down Samoa's elusive giant fruit bat -- Journey to the source: why the shortest distance from sea to plate makes for amazing meals -- Muddy waters: Ugandan lungfishing can be messy -- Saving Huatulco: free diving for octopus -- Death match: can a matador save Madrid's historic Tabernas? -- Forgotten foods: juicy cheese worms are making a comeback! -- Welcome to a Wazwan: the meal that nearly killed me -- Mary's corner: the quest for the best laksa in Singapore -- Simple foods: noodle houses of Guangzhou -- Fish heaven: finding perfection in a Ginza basement -- Nature's candy: the Achachairu -- Pleasant surprises: a Gallimaufry -- Some final thoughts. |
| Summary |
Shares the author's adventures and experiences gained while traveling the world in search of highly unusual meals. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer |
| Subject |
International cooking.
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International cooking. |
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Cooking (Wild foods)
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Cooking (Wild foods) |
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Food habits.
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Food habits. |
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Cooking -- Humor.
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Cooking. |
| Genre/Form |
Humor.
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Literature.
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Humor.
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| Added Author |
Zimmern, Andrew.
Bizarre world of food.
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| Added Title |
Bizarre world of food https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011007604
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Brains, bugs, & blood sausage |
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Brains, bugs, and blood sausage |
| ISBN |
9780385740036 (hardcover) |
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0385740034 (hardcover) |
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9780385908207 (lib. bldg.) |
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0385908202 (lib. bldg.) |
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9780375898709 (ebook) |
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0375898700 (ebook) |
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