GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Deep Frying, French Fries, Rodent
21 Mar 2016
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The scope of the food we eat is extremely broad, chances are someone ate everything. Dr. frank buckland 19th century, geologist, put everything in his mouth. Ambergris whale vomit, king charles 2nd love it. Formed in the intestines of whales particularly sperm whales. Its found floating on the surface on the water. It"s also used in perfume industry (high end), it has certain medicinal properties. It"s also an aphrodisiac; consumption of ambergris causes release of pheromones. Excretion from moth larvae was collected to make tea. Tea was believed to prevent heat strokes and counteract poisons, alleviate diarrhea, good for nose bleeds. Young chef in nyc, he and his wife had a child and enjoyed nursing the child. Felt sorry for women who are incapable of nursing, so she froze breast milk for distribution. However, it"s illegal and she has a lot of milk in the freezer, husband made cheese with the milk.
