A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

From Japan where he eats traditional Fugu, a poisonous blowfish that can only be prepared by specially licensed chefs, to a delectable snack with the Viet Cong in the Mecong Delta, a fascinating book follows the author, who combines his two greatest passions--cooking and traveling, as he embarks on a quest around the world to find the ultimate meal. Reprint.