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Originally published in London in 1859, this rare treasure of culinary history was recently brought to light in the award-winning Oxford Companion to Food, whose author, Alan Davidson, used it as a primary reference in researching some of the more obscure foodstuffs consumed across the globe. Davidson writes that "[CURIOSITIES] is in all probability the first attempt to write a general worldwide survey of animal products." Long out of print and scarce even in the antiquarian market, this lost classic of wit, erudition, and grand storytelling is now made available in a facsimile edition, with an introduction by Davidson. As Simmonds reveals in his charming culinary travelogue, just about everything that walks, swims, crawls, slithers, or flies has been eaten at one time or another, and the eminent Victorian scholar has the tasting notes.
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Entertainment Weekly, August 24, 2001-
Simmonds' mesmerizingly meticulous survey of all things edible in the animal kingdom was first published in England in 1859. What's basically an encyclopedia of consumable creatures-organized in categories from Cetacea (i.e., walrus) to Grallatores (i.e., ostrich)-has an endearingly earnest narrator; he seems quite tickled, in a crusty 19th-century British way, about sharing palatable pleasures like salted hippo (tastes like bacon!) or cooked badger (tastes like boar!). But beyond its listing of beasts to be baked, the book offers readers intense insight into its era. Lepers fondle slabs of steak in open-air meat markets, slaves scramble to catch rats in the West Indies. And elephant paws, kargaroo hash, puppy stew, and young bear cub are all on the menu during a period of environmental flippancy that would make even a Bush blush.
Curiosities of Food: Or the Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained from the Animal Kingdom [Facsimile]
Curiosities of Food: Or the Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained from the Animal Kingdom,Peter Lund Simmonds,Ten Speed Press,1580082971,Cooking,Cooking / Wine,Food,History
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