Extreme Cuisine: The Weird & Wonderful Foods that People Eat
by Anthony Bourdain, Jerry Hopkins, Michael Freeman
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Author: Anthony Bourdain, Jerry Hopkins, Michael FreemanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-05-15
ISBN: 079460255X
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Periplus Editions
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Book Review: Mannish Water ...a stew with sheep's head????
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't think so! Traditionally this is made in Jamaica with the Goats' head, tripe and (if you are lucky ) the testes. It is considered a soup. It rarely uses the meat which is reserved for the following course of curry goat. In fact prior to making the soup the head is 'singed' to remove the hair easily,this results in the soup having a delightful smoky flavour.The head is then chopped into bite sized pieces and the soup is slow cooked (best done in an old "kerosene" pan on a traditional Jamaican coal pot outside).Wedding Feasts, breaking ground for a new house,or a funeral were all reasons to kill a goat and have a "goat Feast"
Jamaica has a sheep population which is very small ( most of the lamb consumed, is imported) but goats are commonly reared.
A delightful read however, the book does help the reader to appreciate the gastronomic diversity that exists even today and some of its'history.
Summary of Extreme Cuisine: The Weird & Wonderful Foods that People Eat
Sit down for a meal with the locals on six continents-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! From the foreword by Anthony Bourdain: 'I could not have written A Cook's Tour without this book. There is so much I would have missed. And experience has shown me that no matter how frightening a dish may look on the page, in front of you, on the table, with a proud host watching your first tasting-and the accompaniment of much local beverage, it's almost always worth the ride. For truly-how bad can it be?" '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. Get away from your hotel dining room-and the tourist terror domes and range wild and free. Eat. Eat adventurously. Miss nothing. It's all here in these pages."Essays Books
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