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_aGrescoe, Taras, _eauthor. _91056199 |
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_aThe devil's picnic : _baround the world in pursuit of forbidden fruit / _cTaras Grescoe. |
250 | _a1st U.S. edition. | ||
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_aNew York, NY : _bBloomsbury Pub., _c2005. |
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_aNew York, NY : _bDistributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers |
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_a359 pages ; _c22 cm |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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_tAperitif -- _tCrackers -- _tCheese -- _tMain Course -- _tSmoke -- _tDigestif -- _tDessert -- _tHerbal Tea -- _tNightcap -- |
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_g1. _tHjemmebrent : the viking moonshine -- _g2. _tSavory crackers : Poppies for nanny -- _g3. _tEpoisses : Satan in a poplar box -- _g4. _tCriadillas : Brussels vs. the Bull's balls -- _g5. _tCohiba Esplendido : it's the law -- _g6. _tAbsinthe Suisse : one glass and you're dead -- _g7. _tChocolat Mousseux : the exonerated buzz -- _g8. _tMate de Coca : never say no -- _g9. _tPentobarbital sodium : the last sip. |
520 | _aThe 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. | ||
520 | 1 | _a"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. | |
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