In the Devil's Garden A Sinful History of Forbidden Food

Name: In the Devil's Garden A Sinful History of Forbidden Food
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ISBN: 9780345440167

ISBN-10: 0345440161

ISBN-13: 9780345440167

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Authors: Stewart Lee Allen

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Deliciously organized by the Seven Deadly Sins, here is a scintillating history of forbidden foods through the ages—and how these mouth-watering taboos have defined cultures around the world. From the lusciously tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to the divine foie gras, Stewart Lee Allen engagingly illustrates that when a pleasure as primal as eating is criminalized, there is often an astonishing tale to tell. Among the foods thought to encourage Lust, the love apple (now known as the tomato) was thought to possess demonic spirits until the nineteenth century. The Gluttony “course” invites the reader to an ancient Roman dinner party where nearly every dish served—from poppy-crusted…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction: On Sin, Sex, and Forbidden Food


Lust


First Bite


Enveloped in Sweet Odor


Likeness of a Roasted Crab


Love Apple


The Ketchup with a Thousand Faces


Venomous Green


Tulsi Ki Chai


The Ecstasy of Being Eaten


The King's Chocolate


Tlaquetzalli


Gay Gourmand


Beijing Libido


The Rainbow Egg


Gluttony


Original Sin


Porcus Troianu


Ovis Apalis


Cocktails with the Devil


The Sultan's Date


Angel Food Cake


Saints and Supermodels


Bitter Herbs


Red Lady


The Joy of Fat


Mitterrand's Last Supper


Pride


The Egotist at Dinner


The Dirt Eaters


A Dinner Party in Kishan Garhi


The Last Supper


Humble Pie


A Prophetic Chicken


Impure Indian Corn


The Butterfly People


Sky Blue Corn Flakes


Ghost at the Dinner Table!


King's Cake


Sloth


The Job of Eating Well


The Wonderful World of English Cookery


Toast


The Incredibly Sad Tale of Philippe the Shoemaker


The Virgin's Nipples


The Root of Laziness


Potato Wars


The Last Drop


In the Green Hour


Greed


The Greedy Diner


Lazy Luscious Land


The Magic Cannibal


Smoked Green Makaku


The Laughing Man


Thou Shalt Not Eat Thy Mother


Got Milk?


American Pigs


Blasphemy


The Sacred Act of Eating


The Jewish Pig


Dinner with the Spanish Inquisition


The Kosher Question


The Lawyer in Us


Lent Egg


A Well-Risen Messiah


For What We Are About to Receive


O, Dog


Holy Cow


You and Your Beautiful Hide


Anger


The Civilized Sauce


The Sadistic Chef


Deep-Fried Murder


Only if It Has a Face


Hitler's Last Meal


Little Nigoda


The French Connection


Vicious Little Red Man


Insanity Popcorn


Stinking Infidels


Five Angry Vegetables


Feasting to the Death


The Eighth Sin: When Everything Is Allowed and Nothing Has Flavor


Acknowledgments


Endnotes


Bibliography