Unmentionable CuisineAn 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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User Review - Chuck Bradley - GoodreadsGreat "food" for thought! Read full review
Contents
Food for Thought | 1 |
MEAT | 5 |
Beef | 11 |
Park | 71 |
Lamb and Mutton | 121 |
Meat of Goats and Wild Ruminants | 149 |
Horse meat | 157 |
Dog and Cat Meat | 167 |
Amphibians | 269 |
Bony Fish and Mudfish | 277 |
Ibis and Lampreys | 297 |
Sharks and Skates | 309 |
Molluscs | 321 |
Crustaceans | 345 |
Other Aquatic Animals | 357 |
Insects and Other Land Invertebrates | 365 |
Rabbit and Hare | 179 |
Rodent and Other Mammalian Meat195 | 197 |
FOWL | 213 |
Chickens Turkeys Ducks and Geese | 215 |
Pigeons | 235 |
Small Birds | 245 |
FISH | 246 |
NONFLESH FOODS | 385 |
Milk Eggs and Sperm | 391 |
De Gustibus? | 407 |
Glossary | 419 |
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American anchovy animals bacon bake Basic Preparation bay leaf beaten egg bechamel sauce beef birds black pepper boil BOUQUET GARNI brains bread crumbs brown butter carrots casserole chicken chopped onions chopped parsley cloves cook cover crayfish cream crushed garlic cuisines deep-fried dish Drain eaten eating electric blender finely chopped fish flavor flour forcemeat FRANCE fried garlic garnish grilled heat intestines kidneys lamb lard legs lemon juice lightly liver Marinate meat melted butter milk minutes mixture mushrooms mussels olive oil oven paprika percent pieces pig's pigeons poached pork potatoes prejudices protein rabbit recipes Remove rice roast Salt and pepper salted water sauce sausage saute sauteed seasoned serve shells simmer skin sliced onions snails Soak soup soy sauce species sprinkle squid stew stir stir-fry stuffed sweetbreads T-bone steak taste tender tomatoes tripe veal veloute vinegar white wine yoghurt