A Global History
"Allen explores, region by region, and sometimes country by country, some of the broad categories and local specialties. These are slim volumes, and so far from exhaustive, but there's an impressive overview here. From the German sulzwurst (a gelatine-bound sausage containing vinegar and/or pickles) to the Lebanese makanek (glazed with pomegranate molasses), from the beef sujuk (prevalent in Islamic countries) to Kazakhstan's kazy (dried, smoked sausages made with salted horseflesh and garlic) to the Thai sai krok lueat (curry-flavoured blood sausages), the reader can't help but be struck by the range of ingenuity--and perhaps sometimes desperation--that's been applied to humanity's most mobile meat." --Hans Rollman "PopMatters"
Gary Allen, Adjunct Professor, Empire State College of the State University of New York. Previous books include: The Resource Guide for Food Writers (Routledge, 1999); The Herbalist in the Kitchen (University of Illinois Press, 2007); and Herbs: A Global History (Reaktion, 2012).