Extreme cuisine : the weird & wonderful foods that people eat
Jerry Hopkins (Author), Anthony Bourdain, Michael Freeman (Illustrator)
"For nearly twenty years, Jerry Hopkins was a correspondent and contributing editor of Rolling Stone. He's written twenty-six books, including international bestsellers No One Here Gets Out Alive, Elvis: A Biography, and Elvis: The Final Years. His books cover a wide range of subjects, including history, humor, journalism, food, the environment, Polynesian culture, and, of course, biographies. A dedicated adventurer and food guru, he's also worked as a feature writer, reporter, and music critic for newspapers and as writer-producer in television for Mike Wallace, Steve Allen, and Mort Sahl. He lives in Bangkok."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2004
Periplus ; Distributed in North America by Tuttle Pub., Singapore, North Clarendon, VT, ©2004
cookbooks
320 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
9780794602550, 079460255X
55024606
Foreword / Anthony Bourdain
Mammals. Dogs & cats ; Horse ; Bison, water buffalo & yak ; Rats & mice ; Hamsters, gerbils & guinea pigs ; Bats ; Elephant ; Primates & other bush meat ; Kangaroo ; Bear ; Whale ; Camel ; Guts ; Ears, eyes, noses, lungs, tongues, lips, gums, glands & feet ; Brains ; Genitalia ; Urine ; Human flesh
Reptiles & water creatures. Snake ; Lizards ; Alligator & crocodile ; Frog & toad ; Shark ; Fugu ; Jellyfish ; Snails & slugs ; Worms ; Fish eggs
Birds. Balut ; Ostrich & emu ; Rooster comb, wattle & testicles, duck beak & web, chicken feet & odd eggs ; Songbirds, pigeons & doves ; Birds' nest
Insects, spiders & scorpions. Grasshoppers ; Ants & termites ; Bees & wasps ; Spiders & scorpions ; Cockroaches ; Beetles ; Crickets & cicadas ; Butterflies & moths ; Flies ; The amazing Isan bug-catcher
Plants. Poisonous plants ; Flowers ; Noni fruit ; Grass, bark, leaves, wood & sap ; Marmite & vegemite ; Seaweed & algae ; Hallucinogenic plants ; Durian ; Cactus
Leftovers. Blood ; Live & almost live ; Fermented food ; Fake food ; Gold & silver ; Dirt ; Dumpster diving ; Road kill ; Sex & food ; Excrement