Eating Words: A Norton Anthology of Food Writing
Reichl, Ruth / Gilbert, Sandra M. / Porter, Roger J.
Eating Words gathers food writing of literary distinction and historical sweep into one splendid volume. Beginning with the taboos of the Old Testament and the tastes of ancient Rome, and including travel essays, polemics, memoirs and poems, the book is divided into sections such as "Kitchen Practices", "Food Memory: Identity, Family, Ethnicity", "Eating: Delight, Disgust, Hunger, Horror" and "Food Politics". Selections by Julia Child, Anthony...