A Book in Review – The Year of Eating Dangerously

Book Count: 39

The Year of Eating Dangerously By: Tom Parker Bowles
Non-Fiction: cooking, culture 372 pages 2007

First, yes this book is written by Camilla’s son. This ruins anything about the normal country life and food he grew up with, as all your thinking is “Your step-father is the prince of England!” and /or “You look better then I thought you would.” Also, although it is an interesting book on the foods of different parts of the world, it isn’t that dangerous. The most dangerous thing mostly likely was the fact that he never learned and got hung-over all the time in strange lands when he needed to get up early. The fugu (blowfish) does contain a neurotoxin that can be deadly and hot sauces can make you very sick if it’s hot enough, you ate too much, or had stomach problems but, most of the foods are not especially dangerous to eat. So, although an interesting book, it is poorly named.