1,001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die
Instead of a Wordless Wednesday today, I have to tell you about this neat book my stepmom got me, 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die. There are some really interesting things in there, and now I must say, I HAVE to try some of those foods, somewhere, somehow. There are a couple of fairly accessible foods in there, like brioche, green tomatoes and roquefort, but then there’s also really weird things like zebra jerky and huitlacoches (a corn fungus, which I strangely enough have eaten before. I’ve also eaten iguana too…but now I digress). This is what the huitlacoche looks like:
Anyway, if you’re looking for a cool new book to check out, this is my pick right now! They have pictures of everything in there too, so it’s a great book to look at visually as well.
See you tomorrow for a recipe! I promise there won’t be any huitlacoches in there 😉
Cool book! Is durian in there by any chance?
Yes they do have durian in there! Have you ever tasted it before??? I’ve been wanting to try that but don’t know where on earth I would find one…especially given how stinky I hear they are!
hi, i have tried durian alot as i lived in malaysia and studied cooking there, as a fruit lover , it was a real shock when i had it for first time and for long time i never had it any more, as later i had it again and i tried different type of it and i liked it and it turned to habit, they almost look the same, but with different taste from bitter to sweet as they classify them, and chose number for them as a code to show the type of quality and taste ,so if u have a trip to malaysia or thailand sure u can try it if u know the right season for it 😉
Hope there are peruvian food included in that book.
That book sounds intriguing! Huitlacoche has been in my to-try radar for a while.
Now on my Amazon wish list! I think I must do this! What could be bad – it’s eating!
I’ve got to get that book. I have tried some pretty horrible things but there must be more to come yet. Kevin @ http://www.justedible.com