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akilleen 's review for:
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide
by Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras
Gastro Obscura, like Atlas Obscura before it, is the adult version of the BrainQuest trivia decks held together by a plastic rivet I grew up on. Gastro Obscura covers interesting and little-known food facts from around the globe. The organization is wonderful - first broken down by geographic region, then country. Columns contain the corresponding photo and make reading each section smooth. There was info about everything from blood being added to Soviet-era snakcs for kids to a detective bar in Japan.
I got a digital ARC from NetGalley and a lot of formatting was there, but photos and captions were not. The pandemic lockdowns delayed the final touches and pushed back the publication, which worked out well for me as I got a copy regardless. I can't wait to see the finished product.
I got a digital ARC from NetGalley and a lot of formatting was there, but photos and captions were not. The pandemic lockdowns delayed the final touches and pushed back the publication, which worked out well for me as I got a copy regardless. I can't wait to see the finished product.