Following fish
Subtitle: one man's journey into the food and culture of the Indian coast
By: Samanth Subramanian
Edition: First U.S. Edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781250069733
Subjects: Social life and customs; Description and travel; Food habits; Fish culture; Fishes; Tenualosa ilisha; Travel; History
Description: "In India's long and diverse coastline, fish inhabit the heart of many aspects of life: food of course, and also culture, commerce, sports, history, and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories. Following Fish conducts rich, journalistic investigations of the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; and of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa; and of many others. Pulsating with pleasure, adventure, and discovery, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as intriguing as the country itself." --
Notes: Originally published: Following fish: travels around the Indian coast. New Delhi : Penguin Books India, 2010.
Table of contents: title: 1. On hunting the hilsa and mastering its bones; title: 2. On swallowing a live fish; title: 3. On the ear lobe that changed history; title: 4. On an odyssey through toddy shops; title: 5. On searching for a once-lost love; title: 6. On pursuing the fastest fish in the ocean; title: 7. On grieving for bygone beaches and fish; title: 8. On seeking to eat as a city once ate; title: 9. On the crafting of a fishing boat.