Wordsworth Guide to Edible Plants and Animals An Omnivorous Guide to Edible Plants and Animals

An extraordinary survey of the vast & varied ways that different cultures have cooked -- or overlooked -- the culinary delights that surround them. It is an exhaustive & slightly offbeat compendium of the products of nature fit for human consumption. Often what may seem abhorrent to one culture may very well have been a delicacy or even a staple to the palates of another time or place. The book explores the nutritive, medicinal & cultural significance of foods, as well as indicating which parts of each plant or animal are good to eat. There are 50 line drawings, a 21-page index, & a variety of arcane recipes.Livingston, A. D. is the author of 'Wordsworth Guide to Edible Plants and Animals An Omnivorous Guide to Edible Plants and Animals', published 1993 under ISBN 9780788191541 and ISBN 0788191543.