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Author Barlow, John, 1967-

Title Everything but the squeal : eating the whole hog in northern Spain / John Barlow.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008.

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Location Call No. Status
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  641.013 BARLOW    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  641 B248    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 306 pages ; 22 cm
Summary Barlow, a resident of the relatively unknown corner of Spain, sets himself the task of consuming every part of the staple meat of rural Galicia. Traveling with his Spanish wife, a vegetarian, and his infant son, Barlow serves up vivid tales encountered during the year dedicated to his porco-graphical tour. But this tale is more than a culinary treat. Barlow is a companionable guide expounding upon history, traditions and the personalities of Galicia. His writing style is quick, lively and filled with delicious details. He takes readers on a sublime journey of the senses, including three Carnivals, one in Laza, a thousand-year-old event, combining ant throwing and a pig head bacchanal. He explores why the cousin of Fidel Castro lives at the end of a dark muddy lane in a pokey hamlet, and tracks down Anton, the most famous pig in Galicia. And he indulges in a 12-course meal, including ribs, at one of Spain's most lauded restaurants. As the ribs sit in the gentle heat, that glorious, fat-infiltrated meat is slowly transforming into what was for me one of the most spellbinding dishes I have ever eaten.
Subject Gastronomy.
Cooking (Pork)
Spain -- Galicia (Region) -- Social life and customs.
ISBN 9780374150105 hardcover
0374150109 hardcover
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