Gastro Obscura. Culinary Wonders from Around the World

Curious and tireless authors of the international bestseller Atlas Obscura have created this exciting guide to the culinary preferences of different peoples around the world. The book covers all continents (even Antarctica!) and offers the reader a full plate of exquisite flavors, edible wonders, and taste discoveries.

Are you ready for beer made from fog in Chile? Or "God's Thread" pasta in Sardinia? Want to see 2000-year-old Egyptian egg ovens?

You will get acquainted with the most unusual dishes in the world and also trace the place food holds in our lives and our stomachs. You will see a network of ancient Roman factories for producing fish sauces, find out how to get to a tea house on the sacred Hua mountain in China, and learn about cultural customs such as feeding wild macaques a pyramid of fruit at the Monkey Festival in Thailand or distributing pecan pies in Texas.

Discover new unexpected facts and don't be afraid to be amazed!