Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide | 
pickI read this fascinating food book very slowly and thoroughly enjoyed it! It takes you around the world of food, from mouth-watering to nauseating to “why would anyone eat that?!?” in short entries full of fun facts. I loved it!
I think this book is going to spell trouble for me. The very first entry and I‘m already trying to figure out when to book my stay! 🤤
pick35/150 This book is a rollercoaster ride. One minute the authors are describing delicious mouthwatering food, the next they're talking about eating, IMO, the vilest, most disgusting things any human could eat. It is a testament to human ingenuity and resourcefulness. If there's a plant or animal in existence, we'll find a way to make a meal of it.
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I don't plan to read my books to counter point each other, but sometimes they just fall that way. Gastro Obscura illustrates that we (mankind) will eat ANYTHING, every part of every animal and plant on the Planet. So it argues there is much biodiversity in human diets. Eating to Extinction argues the counter point, that human diets have become homogenized to the point where there are few choices.
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I think that's one courtship ritual I'd rather skip. Gack!! 🤮🤮
Eating may be the most immersive, visceral traveling experience.
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Oh man…! This is that time of year that every holiday present I gradually buy I could easily just slip onto my own shelf! 😂
pickAs someone who plans what/where she‘s going to eat as a priority when planning any trip, this seemed like just my cup of tea. It is a great gift for the adventurous foodie, with a penchant for the weird and wonderful, and an interest in bizarre historical tidbits, and to have sitting on the coffee table, to dip into, and read the quirkiest bits aloud to anyone in earshot! My only disappointment was that the photography and design felt a bit dated.
