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The World's Weirdest Cookbooks

cooking in your carLeena from Atlanta by way of Tennessee by way of Lebanon by way of Dubai writes this week to call our attention to a recent poll conducted by AbeBooks.com to determine the world's top 10 weirdest cookbooks. "While I browsed the internet for good deals on cheap textbooks for the rapidly approaching academic year," Leena writes, "I found a list of - try to contain your excitement - The World's Top 10 Weirdest Cookbooks! Ha! Can you believe it, someone actually made a list! With the glorious number one spot going to a book that teaches you how to cook on your engine. Your car engine." Here's the complete line up of odd collections of culinary instruction... 

  1. Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller
  2. The Original Road Kill Cookbook by Buck Peterson
  3. The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook by David G. Gordon
  4. Special Effects Cookbook by Michael E. Samonek
  5. Cooking in the Nude: For Playful Gourmets by Debbie Cornwell and Stephen Cornwell
  6. Cooking to Kill!: The Poison Cook-book by Ebenezer Murgatroyd
  7. The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookiee Cookies and other Galactic Recipes by Robin Davis
  8. The Mini Ketchup Cookbook by Cameron Pearl
  9. Cooking for Cats: The Best Recipes for Felix, Orlando and the Rest by Elisabeth Meyer Zu Stieghorst-Kastrup
  10. Strange Foods: Bush Meat, Bats, and Butterflies: An Epicurean Adventure Around the World by Jerry Hopkins
Leena, a member of the Bitegeist faithful since March (albeit still in lurking status), just knew we'd get a kick out of this list. And she's correct. Thanks, Leena, for sharing ... and feel free to step out of the shadows. We don't bite ... hard.
Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 by Registered Commenterdeb in | Comments5 Comments

Reader Comments (5)

I gave "Cooking in the Nude" as a wedding gift one time. It was well-received.

There are no recipes which include frying bacon!

July 11, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterviv
so.... who out there is willing to make Wookiee Cookiees? wonder how they'd stand up to (i hate to say it so i'll just write the initials...) m.c.?!
July 11, 2007 | Unregistered Commentermarian
You need to get some of those great Army delights under your belt for cooking school. Airborne Stew, Field java, Pre-mission breakfasts, etc. Good rib sticking food. There are many more delectable delights that I could place in a cook book.
I have several wild game recipes that you would enjoy as well. They would fit in with Australia.
July 11, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterski
Cooking on your engine is nothing new. Did you know you can bake pillsbury chocolate chip cookies inside your car during the summer because your interior when compartment temps are well above 100 degrees? They take a little longer but the result is the same.

Campers use their manifolds all the time to cook. You can do so many interesting dishes liked good baked potatoes or corn on the cob. Who needs a campfire when your hot car engine will do.

Bev
July 11, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterBeverly
Bitegeisters, HI !Deb,thanks for posting my riveting find!...oh and fyi,I found out that the Stars Wars book has a sequel! yaaay!Star Wars Cookbook II – Darth Malt and More Galactic Recipes.
Marian, I must say I am tempted to try a Stars Wars recipe. I'll keep you posted if I do :)
Nice to meet everyone!
July 11, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterLeena

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