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Unmentionable Cuisine|Calvin W. Schwabe
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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

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  • ISBN-13: 9780813911625
  • ISBN-10: 0813911621
  • Publisher: University of Virginia Press
  • Publish Date: June 1988
  • Dimensions: 9.16 x 6.02 x 1.17 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 476

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