Everything But the Squeal by John Barlow
John Barlow, a self-confessed glutton, finds himself in a meat-lover’s dream in northern Spain. Galicia, the misty-green north-west corner, reveres and consumes every part of the pig. This starts Barlow thinking about the nature of our relationship with food – what’s delicious, what’s nasty and what sort of obligation we have to the animals we eat. Over the course of one glorious, bilious year, Barlow tries the patience of his vegetarian wife as he goes the whole hog and vows to eat everything but the squeal, from cocido in a cantina to a chorizo feast at Carnival, from ribs to roast ham, all washed down with local wine – delicious!
'Highly entertaining' The Guernsey Press & Star 'Galacia is for me one, if not, the best place in the world for gourmets and gourmands... John Barlow, a Yorkshire man by birth, relates the history of the region together with his amazing recipes... Barlow is very good on pigs, yes the book is almost entirely edible.' Wine & Dine e-zine 'Everything But The Squeal makes you want to get on the next flight to Santiago di Compestella and find that restaurant to eat Cocido.' Rick Stein
John Barlow, a native of West Yorkshire, studied English Literature at Cambridge and earned a Ph.D. in applied linguistics. He has taught at universitoes in England and Spain. In 2004 he published Eating Mammals: Three Novellas and in 2006, Intoxicated: A Novel of Money, Madness and the Invention of the World's Favourite Soft Drink. He lives in Spain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840247404 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840247401 |
| Title | Everything But the Squeal |
| Author | John Barlow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2009-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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