They Eat That? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic Food from around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird...
- ISBN-10
- 0313380597
- ISBN-13
- 9780313380594
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 234
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-16
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- Jonathan Deutsch, Natalya Murakhver
Description
This thoroughly engaging encyclopedia considers the rich diversity of unfamiliar foods eaten around the world. • Approximately 100 entries • A representative recipe for each entry • Photographs and drawings • Suggested readings for each entry • Alphabetical and geographical lists of entries • A selected bibliography
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