Shares the author's adventures and experiences gained while traveling the world in search of highly unusual meals.

Modern-day Vikings: puffin hunting in the land of fire and ice -- The most dangerous game: how I almost lost my life tracking down Samoa's elusive giant fruit bat -- Journey to the source: why the shortest distance from sea to plate makes for amazing meals -- Muddy waters: Ugandan lungfishing can be messy -- Saving Huatulco: free diving for octopus -- Death match: can a matador save Madrid's historic Tabernas? -- Forgotten foods: juicy cheese worms are making a comeback! -- Welcome to a Wazwan: the meal that nearly killed me -- Mary's corner: the quest for the best laksa in Singapore -- Simple foods: noodle houses of Guangzhou -- Fish heaven: finding perfection in a Ginza basement -- Nature's candy: the Achachairu -- Pleasant surprises: a Gallimaufry -- Some final thoughts.