Jasmuheen, who won the 2000 Ig Nobel Prize in nutrition for her book “Living on Light,” which explains that although some people do eat food, they don’t ever really need to, now tries to clarify her claims about her never-eat-food diet. In a newly distributed newsletter, she writes: [I offer] books and CD’s that may […]
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How to cater a Roman Orgy
When someone hires you to cater for a Roman orgy, explains Corky White, you should visit a library. That’s what she did, one day in the late 1970s, when a Harvard professor asked her to provide the food for an intimate gathering at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. White is now an anthropology professor at […]
Camel Toe Consumption and Production
The phrase “camel toe” has at least two common meanings. One pertains to camel anatomy, as mentioned in this recent study: “China’s Dongbei Cuisine,” Jacqueline M. Newman, Gastronomica, Spring 2009, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 82–6. Newman reports: “Though the consumption of endangered species is generally frowned upon, Dongbei inhabitants still enjoy bear paw, camel […]
Edible tallow — It’s what’s for dinner
Though some people mistakenly think tallow is just for making candles and soap, some savvy tallow-makers make edible tallow. In 1982, J.C. Marlow of the Australian firm Advanced Meat Industry Technology Pty., Ltd. wrote a monograph called “Edible Rendering” that contains a section on “Production of Edible Tallow.” The discussion is a bit different from […]