The Curiosities of Food: Or, The Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained from the Animal Kingdom

America animal appearance becomes beef birds boat body boiled called carried caught Chinese coast colour common considerable considered cooked covered delicacy delicate dish dogs dried eaten eggs esteemed excellent feed feet fire fish five flavour flesh four frequently fresh give ground hand head horse important inches Indians inhabitants insects islands Italy killed kind known Lake land leaves length less live lobsters look manner means meat natives nature nearly nests never North oysters persons piece pork pound prepared present quantity rats remarks resembles rivers roasted salmon salt says season seen served shark shell shores side skin sold sometimes soup South species supply tail taken taste trade traveller turtle usually weighing West whole young