| Unmentionable Cuisine Contributor(s): Schwabe, Calvin W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813911621 ISBN-13: 9780813911625 Publisher: University of Virginia Press OUR PRICE: $27.23 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1988 Annotation: An engaging look at "food prejudices," or why we eat what we eat and why we reject other food sources as unpalatable--with recipes! "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." --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, and I consider the book required reading for anyone interested in the lore of food." --James Beard |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | History - Cooking | Essays & Narratives - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 641.66 |
| LCCN: 79015957 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.02" W x 9.16" (1.60 lbs) 476 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An engaging look at "food prejudices," or why we eat what we eat and why we reject other food sources as unpalatable--with recipes "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." --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, and I consider the book required reading for anyone interested in the lore of food." --James Beard |