In The Devil's Garden
Author : Stewart Lee Allen
Publisher : Canongate Books
Release Date : 2013-08-15
ISBN 10 : 9781782113003
Pages : 337 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (13 downloads)
Download In The Devil's Garden PDF Full Free by Stewart Lee Allen and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the forbidden fruit of the Old Testament to the numerous laws broken at Francois Mitterand's final meal, In the Devil's Garden is a mouth-watering history of food taboos from around the world - a smorgasbord of culinary titbits to spice up any after-dinner conversation. In a history peppered with religious extremists who would rather starve to death than violate ancient taboos, and in an age when half the world's population - from cow-loving Hindus to Kosher Jews and Western vegetarians - still live with harsh dietary restrictions, Allen reveals just how significant, and pervasive, our relationship with food is.