Strange foods : bush meat, bats, and butterflies : an epicurean adventure around the world

In this gastrological romp, Jerry Hopkins, shares tales of gustatory tidbits from six continents. Weaving history and autobiography, Hopkins regales with an array of startling facts about the world's eating habits. Strange Foods begins with rat tales from the Roman Empire and imperial China and continues on to stories form locales where rat remains a mouth-watering hors d'oeuvre or hearty entrée today. There are at least 40 serving suggestions for crocodile alone! And there are more than 250 photographs from acclaimed photographer Michael Freeman, whose aim is true and who eats what he shoots. This is gonzo food writing that's sure to change your mind, if not your palate. One Man's Meat...another's Poison -- Mammals -- Dogs & Cats -- Horse -- Rat & Mouse -- Bats -- Primates & Other Bush Meat -- Bison, Water Buffalo, & Yak -- Whale -- Guts -- Ears, Eyes, Noses, Lungs, Tongues, Lips, Gums, Glands, & Feet -- Genitilia -- Urine -- Human Flesh -- Reptiles & Water Creatures -- Snake -- Lizards -- Alligator & Crocodile -- Frog & Toad -- Shark -- Fugu -- Jellyfish -- Snails & Slugs -- Worms -- Fish Eggs -- Birds -- Ostrich & Emu -- Song Birds, Pigeons, & Doves -- Birds' Nest -- Balut -- Insects, Spiders, & Scorpions -- Grasshoppers -- Ants & Termites -- Spiders & Scorpions -- Beetles -- Crickets & Cicadas -- Butterflies & Moths -- Flies -- Plants -- Poisonous Plants -- Flowers -- Cactus -- Durian -- Leftovers -- Blood -- Live & Almost Live -- Fermented Food -- Fake Food -- Gold, Silver, & Pearls -- Dirt. By Jerry Hopkins ; With Photographs By Michael Freeman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 230-231). This gastrological romp shares tales of gustatory tidbits from six continents.

Weaving history and autobiography, author Jerry Hopkins regales with an array of startling facts about the world's eating habits.

Strange Foods begins with rat tales from the Roman Empire and imperial China and continues on to stories form locales where rat remains a mouth-watering hors d'oeuvre or hearty entrée today. There are at least 40 serving suggestions for crocodile alone!

And there are more than 250 photographs from acclaimed photographer Michael Freeman, whose aim is true and who eats what he shoots. This is gonzo food writing that's sure to change your mind, if not your palate.
This gastrological romp shares tales of gustatory tidbits from six continents. Weaving history and autobiography, author Jerry Hopkins regales with an array of startling facts about the world's eating habits. Strange Foods begins with rat tales from the Roman Empire and imperial China and continues on to stories form locales where rat remains a mouth-watering hors d'oeuvre or hearty entrée today. There are at least 40 serving suggestions for crocodile alone! And there are more than 250 photographs from acclaimed photographer Michael Freeman, whose aim is true and who eats what he shoots. This is gonzo food writing that's sure to change your mind, if not your palate. This gastrological romp shares tales of gustatory tidbits from six continents. Weaving history and autobiography, author Jerry Hopkins regales with an array of startling facts about the world's eating habits. Strange Foods begins with rat tales from the Roman Empire and imperial China and continues on to stories form locales where rat remains a mouth-watering hors d'oeuvre or hearty entrEe today. There are at least 40 serving suggestions for crocodile alone! And there are more than 250 photographs from acclaimed photographer Michael Freeman, whose aim is true and who eats what he shoots. This is gonzo food writing that's sure to change your mind, if not your palate 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.