Venus in the Kitchen

by Norman Douglas

Clean, bright used copy with tight binding. NEVER a library book./lh

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Humor

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 14, 1971

About the author

George Norman Douglas was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind. His travel books, such as Old Calabria (1915), were also appreciated for the quality of their writing.

Reviews

[Samantha Gronberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite possibly one of the strangest but most intriguing cookbooks I’ve ever read. If you're looking for a recipe for Sparrow’s Brains or Leopard’s Marrow then this is the book for you. Still need to try out some “Aphrodisiac Drink” and “Hysterical Water”.

[Laren · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Graham Greene writes an introduction, watch out. Darling to read, in a sort of Addam's Family sort of way.

[Edith Campo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gula y lujuria, los dos mejores pecados capitales para mezclar. Eso pensé cuando vi este libro en un escaparate. Me picó más la curiosidad cuando me enteré de que lo había escrito en los años cincuenta. Pero luego no ha cubierto mis expectativas. Es un compendio de recetas muy parecidas, explicadas de forma escueta, sin anotaciones o aclaraciones de ningún tipo, salvo cuatro o cinco "Es estimulante" o "Bastante insulso". Termina con una biografía larguísima de un adulador a su autor, que se hace bastante aburrida. No me pareció bueno ni como libro de recetas ni como curiosidad lectora.

[Dai · Rating 3 out of 5]

While some recipes are questionable, many translate well. However, listing the ingredients to a recipe before the instructions would have made it so much easier to follow.