Ebook {Epub PDF} Longthroat Memoirs: Soups Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala

Yemisi Aribisala is the author of ‘Longthroat Memoirs, soups, sex and Nigerian Taste Buds’, which is shortlisted as best food book with the Andre Simon Book Awards. It’s wonderful to read a book by an African food writer: we rarely hear about African food, or Nigerian food, and we certainly don’t hear much from black food writers, from any continent. Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala. Paperback $ Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. As well as a mouth-watering appraisal of the cultural politics and erotics of Nigerian cuisine, it is also a series of love letters to the Nigerian palate. From innovations in soup, fish as aphrodisiac and the powerful seductions of the yam, Longthroat Memoirs examines the complexities, the peculiarities, the meticulousness, and the tactility of Nigerian food.

Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala (Cassava Republic) was recognised with the John Avery Award at the André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards last week. This month, OZY Books adds Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds, by Yemisi Aribisala, to its global www.doorway.ru of the prestigious John Avery Award for food writing in Longthroat Memoirs - Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala Chaired by the Original Spice Girl, Ghillie Basan, Nigerian essayist, writer and food memoirist, Yemisi Aribisala will be talking about her book, Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds on Saturday, 12 August.

A 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, Longthroat Memoirs 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, Longthroat Memoirs explores the complexities, the meticulousness, and the tactile joy of Nigerian gastronomy. Yemisi Aribisala's (Yemisi's Longthroat Memoirs) book "Longthroat Memoirs - Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds" is a stunning piece of literature. It oozes a confidence only derivable from intimate experimentation with, and love for, the subject matter. Audacious and funny, it literally sizzles with spicy Nigerian-ness. Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala. Genre Nonfiction: Essays. Blurb “One of the most enduring myths on the Nigerian Femme Fatale – mammy-water, ‘winch’ or husband-snatcher – has to do with the cooking of fish stew A woman can do what she likes with a man when she knows how to satisfy his appetite for food.”.