Is comfort food getting a little too comfortable? Then grab a plate at the Fierce Food buffet, where you can partake of some of the world's most extraordinary foods. The menu includes: Chapulines or "Mexican snacking grasshoppers", Dried, shredded, and reconstituted Jellyfish, Roasted "Big Ass" Ants, Casu Marzu, a rotting Italian cheese with "guests", Smoked Blubber, And the usual suspects, such as giant Waterbugs, Guinea Pigs, and Armadillo. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Fierce food turns eating into a form of an extreme sport," Weil declares, "in which we face our misgivings and dare to plunge into the unknown." In her exhaustive guide to anything and everything edible for those who dare to eat it, London journalist Weil covers it all and then some, from armadillo ("flavorsome as pork") to yuba (bean curd skin). Her descriptions are thorough, including taste, texture, preparation and history of each item: she even includes icons to note important points about each item, for example an icon of a bomb means "eating may cause pain/death" while a sad face indicates "revolting." In addition to the obviously disgusting (various bugs, live monkey brain, etc.), Weil introduces items that may not pop up on even the seasoned traveler's agenda, like foo-foo (a lump of starch in soup) or hakari (putrefied shark meat). There are times when Weil attempts to take up space with descriptions of more pedestrian fare such as coconut, but makes up for these lapses into the mundane when she describes with excruciating detail the experience of biting into a sheep's eyeball. Even if one might not plan on eating a big plate of muttonbird, this book is entertaining enough for the most jaded foodie to enjoy. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

Introduction	xiii
Armadillo	1
Balut	3
Bark	6
Barnacle	9
Bat	11
Bee Brood	14
Betel Nut	16
Big-ass Ant	19
Bird's Nest Soup	22
Blubber	26
Bone Marrow	29
Boodog	32
Botfly Larvae	34
Calf's Head	36
Casu Marzu	38
Cattail	42
Chapulines	44
Chicken's Foot	46
Clay	49
Coconut	52
Cordyceps	57
Corn Smut	60
Cricket	62
Dog	65
Dragonfly	69
Dung Beetle Larvae	71
Durian	74
Fat-tailed Sheep Tail	77
Fermented Mare's Milk	79
Fighting Bull	82
Fly Agaric	87
Foie Gras	90
Foo-foo	93
Fresh Blood	96
Frog's Leg	100
Fugu	104
Gelatin Shot	109
Geoduck Clam	113
Giant Waterbug	116
Guinea Pig	118
Hakarl	120
Honeycomb	122
Honeypot Ant	125
Honeysuckle	129
Human Placenta	131
Jellyfish	136
Jerusalem Artichoke	138
Lichen	141
Live Monkey Brain	144
Locust	147
Maguey Worm	150
Manna	152
Muttonbird	154
Natto	158
Nettle	161
Nutria	163
Ortolan	166
Pia	169
Prickly Pear	172
Quaq	176
Salt Licorice	180
San-nakji	183
Scorpion	186
Sea Cucumber	189
Sheep's Head	193
Silkworm Pupae	194
Snake	197
Snapping Turtle	200
Surstromming	205
Tarantula	208
Uni	212
Yuba	215

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