Human cuisine
By: [Ken Albala and Gary Allen, editors]
Publisher: Booksurge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Charleston, SC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781419693915
Subjects: Cannibalism; Cannibalism in literature
Notes: "The stories, essays, poetry and drama in this anthology reveal that cannibalism can also be disgusting, sometimes frightening, sometimes hysterically funny, sometimes touching--but always interesting"--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Forewords (or Forewarned). Inviting friends for dinner ; "Watch out for my uncle, he’s a cannibal!"; title: Aperitifs, cocktails & appetizers. Forbidden acts ; Amuse bouche ; Recipes; title: The pantry. Cannibalism : Eat right to keep fit ; Fat chance ; Delicacy ; The watchman’s secret ; Recipes; title: The main course. Anti-Magellan ; Mystery meat : Curious cases of unintentional cannibalism ; Roast Fallopian tubes ; One man’s muti ; The economy of food in old New Guinea ; Brain food ; Recipes; title: Something from the oven. Last request ; The echo ; Ribs ; Kitchen communion ; Recipes; title: Just desserts. Shrek, enfant terrible, and ex-cannibal ; Recipes; title: Coffee & cordials. Grimma Gaest ; The eyes of ghosts ; Strangers in the night ; Recipes; title: The kitchen staff.