num_pages: 152
description: Antelope and porcupines in Africa. Feral cats and wild goats in Australia. Deer pheasants and rabbits in the United States and Europe. These are just a few of the worlds game animals or creatures hunted for food. Game has been central to the development of humanity and forms a core part of culturesand meat industriesfrom the Amazon to the Arctic. But despite the ubiquity of its consumption it has never been the subject of a culinary overview. Paula Young Lee rectifies this oversight in Game  describing the fascinating history of a food so diverse it ranges from luxury good to staple of the poor. Describing how animals from quail and oryx to dormice were once so avidly pursued that they became semi-domesticated Lee traces the rise and fall in the prevalence of hunting some animals as well as illustrating how dishes like bear paws reindeer pt and lark pie have seen their popularity come and go. She provides insight into the politically charged arena of hunting laws and discusses the customs and difficulties in hunting game for food while offering up fun factssuch as how venison was once so coveted that cookbooks gave instructions for disguising beef as a counterfeit. Featuring unusual recipes for many little-eaten animals and cuts of meat Game will be gobbled up by readers alongside a steaming bowl of rabbit stew.
language: English
title: Game: A Global History
publisher: Reaktion Books