BOOK REVIEW: A Curious History of Food and Drink by Ian Crofton
As we dine, I'm sure we have contemplated at one point or another the origins of a certain dish or the roots of a dish's name (Rocky Mountain oysters anyone?). Be amused and enthralled by the curious history of food and drink.
Beginning with the hippo soup eaten in Africa in 6000BC, through to the giant rabbits guzzled by the late 'Dear Leader' of North Korea, this book contains a cornucopia of intriguing stories about the things we humans have put into our mouths from the earliest times to the present.
Including the surprising origins of various well-known dishes, such as pasta and potato crisps, as well as a host of historical recipes, this is the perfect book for the inquisitive food lover.
I found this book to be a gem in my collection of cookbooks and food-related books. Some of the origins even tickled my funny bone, others were more unbelievable. And now we shall feast upon the food laid out on yeh table....
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