Unmentionable cuisine / Calvin W. Schwabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwabe, Calvin W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food of animal origin.

Food habits.

Physical Description:

476 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1979.

Summary:

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

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Bibliograpphy: pages [421]-423.

ISBN:

0813908116

OCLC:

5101220