The devil's picnic : around the world in pursuit of forbidden fruit /
Grescoe, Taras,
The devil's picnic : around the world in pursuit of forbidden fruit / Taras Grescoe. - 1st U.S. edition. - 359 pages ; 22 cm
Aperitif -- Crackers -- Cheese -- Main Course -- Smoke -- Digestif -- Dessert -- Herbal Tea -- Nightcap -- Hjemmebrent : the viking moonshine -- Savory crackers : Poppies for nanny -- Epoisses : Satan in a poplar box -- Criadillas : Brussels vs. the Bull's balls -- Cohiba Esplendido : it's the law -- Absinthe Suisse : one glass and you're dead -- Chocolat Mousseux : the exonerated buzz -- Mate de Coca : never say no -- Pentobarbital sodium : the last sip. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
The author travels around the world seeking unusual and illegal foods, including poppy seed crackers in Singapore, absinthe in Switzerland, and cocoa leaves in Bolivia, and explores the historical background of the laws prohibiting these substances. "In The Devil's Picnic, Taras Grescoe delivers a social history of prohibition as a nine-course meal. Beginning with appetizers and aperitifs and closing with dessert and digestifs, Grescoe delights in challenging the safety-conscious, the temperate ... and the authorities. He takes readers on a provocative tour through the forbidden fruits of Europe, Asia, and the Americas, exploring the mystique and aura that surround some of the world's most highly sought after - and often illegal - delicacies." "Unlike most armchair travel, riding shotgun with Grescoe isn't always comfortable. As he pursues his quarry, he looks at regional culture and repressive legislation - from the clandestine absinthe distillation in an obscure Swiss valley to the banning of poppy seed biscuits in Singapore - and throughout the meal, he calls into question the wisdom of interdiction and the motivation behind it. An investigation into the demonized and the vilified, The Devil's Picnic is a delicious journey into the heart of vice and desire."--BOOK JACKET.
1582344299 9781582344294
2005009248
Food.
Tourism.
TX357 / .G85 2005
641.3
The devil's picnic : around the world in pursuit of forbidden fruit / Taras Grescoe. - 1st U.S. edition. - 359 pages ; 22 cm
Aperitif -- Crackers -- Cheese -- Main Course -- Smoke -- Digestif -- Dessert -- Herbal Tea -- Nightcap -- Hjemmebrent : the viking moonshine -- Savory crackers : Poppies for nanny -- Epoisses : Satan in a poplar box -- Criadillas : Brussels vs. the Bull's balls -- Cohiba Esplendido : it's the law -- Absinthe Suisse : one glass and you're dead -- Chocolat Mousseux : the exonerated buzz -- Mate de Coca : never say no -- Pentobarbital sodium : the last sip. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
The author travels around the world seeking unusual and illegal foods, including poppy seed crackers in Singapore, absinthe in Switzerland, and cocoa leaves in Bolivia, and explores the historical background of the laws prohibiting these substances. "In The Devil's Picnic, Taras Grescoe delivers a social history of prohibition as a nine-course meal. Beginning with appetizers and aperitifs and closing with dessert and digestifs, Grescoe delights in challenging the safety-conscious, the temperate ... and the authorities. He takes readers on a provocative tour through the forbidden fruits of Europe, Asia, and the Americas, exploring the mystique and aura that surround some of the world's most highly sought after - and often illegal - delicacies." "Unlike most armchair travel, riding shotgun with Grescoe isn't always comfortable. As he pursues his quarry, he looks at regional culture and repressive legislation - from the clandestine absinthe distillation in an obscure Swiss valley to the banning of poppy seed biscuits in Singapore - and throughout the meal, he calls into question the wisdom of interdiction and the motivation behind it. An investigation into the demonized and the vilified, The Devil's Picnic is a delicious journey into the heart of vice and desire."--BOOK JACKET.
1582344299 9781582344294
2005009248
Food.
Tourism.
TX357 / .G85 2005
641.3