This thoroughly engaging encyclopedia considers the rich diversity of unfamiliar foods eaten around the world.
List of Entries, Preface, Introduction, Encyclopedia, Selected Bibliography, Index, About the Editors, Contributors,
Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, is associate professor of culinary arts at Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, and assistant professor of public health at The City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, NY. Natalya Murakhver holds a master's degree in food studies from New York University and has written about food for several magazines.
They Eat That? is informative, fascinating and an accessible
reference tool, and great fun to browse. And even if readers cannot
be tempted to try any of the outlandish hors d'oeuvres, this
entertaining encyclopedia is guaranteed to expand their knowledge
of world cultures and food fads!
*Reference Reviews*
This is a very interesting reference book. . . . Recommended.
Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.
*Choice*
This book will appeal to curious connoisseurs and may also appeal
to reference browsers looking for something different and to the
occasional person looking for the gross-out factor. It is also
recommended for adventurous chefs, both professional and
amateur.
*Library Journal*
They Eat That? is an introduction to cuisines and dishes that
readers might encounter as they travel around the world or into the
side streets of the cities where they live. . . . Recommended for
most libraries with an interest in the unusual.
*Booklist*
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