"I could not have written A Cook's Tour without this book. There is so much I would have missed. So dig in. Enjoy. Eat without fear or prejudice, secure in the knowledge that millions of people have been enjoying this fare for centuries without ill effect. […] Eat. Eat adventurously. Miss nothing. It's all here in these pages."—From the Introduction by Anthony Bourdain
Sit down for a meal with the locals on six continents and what they eat may surprise you. Extreme Cuisine examines eating habits across the global neighborhood, showing once and for all that road kill for one culture is restaurant fare for another!
"I've tried to make this book a guide to how the other half dines and why."—From the introduction by Jerry Hopkins
Chapters include:MammalsReptiles & Water CreaturesBirdsInsects, Spiders & ScorpionsPlantsLeftovers