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It's Disgusting--and We Ate It!: True Food Facts from Around the World--and Throughout History!
37 pp.
January, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-689-80675-2
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4-6
Termites, rotten fish, and opossum stew are just a few of the odd items gobbled down at different points in history, according to this chaotic yet entertainingly informative compendium of international food lore. The crazed-looking cartoon illustrations help all the random snippets fit together reasonably well, with the exception of the author's gratuitous food-related poems, which are printed in small, hard-to-read type. Bib., ind.