- Gebundene Ausgabe: 304 Seiten
- Verlag: Tuttle Publishing; Auflage: illustrated edition (31. Dezember 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 9625931546
- ISBN-13: 978-9625931548
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24,2 x 23,2 x 2,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (7 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 964.576 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Full of bizarre gastronomic information from far-flung reaches, stirred up with bits of anthropological and autobiographical information, this text presents a comprehensive look at the kinds of food people from around the world eat - ranging from snakes and insects to toads and dogs.
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Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This book is written for the travelers of life, not the tourists. I found it to be full of fascinating information on the culinary habits of other cultures.
Although "multi-culturalism" is such a buzzword in America these days, few actually mean it. They actually want everyone to behave like spoiled, "politically correct" urban dwellers. This book is a refreshing change from that numbingly dull mindset.
The author seems like someone who truly respects other cultures...even if that means eating whales, dogs and other politically incorrect critters. He is sensitive about the environment, but will put your own cultural prejudices to the test.
I would have rated it higher but the biological misinformation that popped up throughout the book could be distracting. Calling "dirt" inorganic is just sloppy writing.
But, all in all, this is a fine book. I would suggest it to travelers, food lovers, hunters, biophiliacs and anyone else looking for a walk on the wild side.
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Moose Nose Jelly, Placenta Paté, Double-Boiled Penis Soup, Jelly Fish Salad, Asparagus-Scorpion Canapés, Deep-Fried Field Rat, etc.
Jerry Hopkins and Michael Freeman do a good job presenting the strange foods from around the world (but mostly Asia it seems). Mr. Hopkins trys to persuade the reader to expand his culinary resources beyond beef, pork, and chicken, but for this reader his book had the opposite effect. It's a good argument for vegetarianism although he does provide information about some unusual vegetables. This book more than anything else calls to mind the banquet scene in the film "The Dark Crystal" (qv). I think I'll stick to my mundane American diet albeit with not quite so much meat in it.
Some factual errors appear in the text that should have been caught during the editing process: armadillos are not reptiles but mammals; the sea cucumber is not the same thing as a sea slug (nudibranch) nor is it a mollusc; chitin, not 'chitlin', makes up 3-10% of an insect's body weight. Also, Mr. Hopkins repeats the story of a restaurant where the patrons consume the brain of a living monkey. I wish he had confirmed this personally rather than repeating a news item.
An intriguing book, but one that may have not have the effect the author intended.
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At first I bought this book as a coffee table book: intriguing writing, great photos, and a "strange" subject. But the book is more than this. It is a gentle commentary about how we humans often view the familiar as normal, and the other fellow's familiar as "strange". Mr. Hopkins amazing life experiences make this a book with a good story.
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Anthropolists' Delight
I bought this book for the shock value. It is a great conversation piece; the topics are definately bizarre. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Dezember 1999 von Greg
Promoting New Forms Of Animal Slaughter
There is no logical reason that turkeys and chickens should be more often butchered than other forms of birds, nor that some fishes are more often eaten than others. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. November 1999 von Animal Action
Outstanding writing and photos!
You have got to see this book! There are some truly unbelievable things in it. Put this on your coffee table or in your waiting room and you will get conversation like no other!
Veröffentlicht am 24. November 1999 von Tim
Rethink your idea of a good meal.
Fascinating photos, recipes for foods I wouldn't even want to look at in a cage, but the writing is great, and the author's point: Food is all about culture, is very provocative. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. November 1999 von Steve from LA
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