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(More customer reviews)I am completely amazed how inaccurate, inconsistence and offensive the information in this book is, to call one tribe cannibalistic and provide no proof for such statements. The best part (and I use that word loosely) is the recipes. The content is outdated (which makes no sense given the year of print) and historically incorrect. Anyone with internet access could have done a better job in providing accurate information about the indigenous people of each region/location, their culture, habits, contributions to cuisine and so much more. The author really should retract this book and provide a second edition that starts out with an apology, that has also been thoroughly vetted by an editor, historian and a culturally aware contributor (that has at least traveled to half of the places). Additionally this should have been a collaboration between several subject matter experts (or even people from each area) to provide a holistic view of the world, versus the authors narrow two cents. I am only keeping this as long as my class is in session. After that this will be promptly sold.
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