{"product_id":"longthroat-memoirs-soups-sex-and-nigerian-taste-buds-yemisi-aribisala","title":"Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds (Yemisi Aribisala)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinner of the John Avery Award at the André Simon Food \u0026amp; Drink Book Awards 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A breathtakingly original and fresh piece of food writing, which I found myself compulsively rereading. Aribisala is that rare writer who makes you laugh while also informing you about Nigerian food, which, as she points out, is something that has been 'misunderstood, atrociously photographed, not yet given its due.' Thanks to this book, this should now change.\"―Bee Wilson, food critic, author, and journalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Aribisala summersaults through geography, economics, popular culture, art, history, (and yes, of course, sex) via cuisine. Her tales of Nigeria's many mouth-watering foods are globally spiced with riffs on everything from Yorkshire puddings and Eccles cakes, to the tartufi bianchi, and South Asian red curries. Aribisala writes with verve, sass, and with such humor and confidence that it takes one's breath away. If ever a book deserves to be a bestseller, this is it.\" ―Sarah Ladipo Manyika, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike A Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA sumptuous menu of essays about Nigerian cuisine, lovingly presented by the nation's top epicurean writer. As well as a mouth-watering appraisal of Nigerian food, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLongthroat Memoirs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a series of love letters to the Nigerian palate. From the cultural history of soup, to fish as aphrodisiac and the sensual allure of snails, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLongthroat Memoirs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e explores the complexities, the meticulousness, and the tactile joy of Nigerian gastronomy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYemisi Aribisala\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a Nigerian essayist and writer. She currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43242310533191,"sku":"rev1789738906621","price":12.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/9142\/0487\/files\/longthroat-memoirs-soups-sex-and-nigerian-taste-buds-yemisi-aribisala_1.jpg?v=1789738910","url":"https:\/\/linenbreezefit.shop\/products\/longthroat-memoirs-soups-sex-and-nigerian-taste-buds-yemisi-aribisala","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}