English Summary/英文概要： Gabriele Pino’s fantastic illustrations guide us on a journey that touches the most remote corners of the world as well as the most famous lands and cities. Places where foods with incredible stories are produced or harvested, seemingly invented but which tell imaginative tales. A catalog of oddities that are habits for some, a repertoire of products you will absolutely want to try or that you would never, ever, encounter. They range from Japanese fugu to the ritual of covering one’s head when eating ortolan bunting; from Nepalese honey with psychotropic properties to Alaskan Akutak, made from whale, caribou, blueberries, and leaves; from sweet Karidaki glyko in Cyprus to the prized salangana nests of Thailand. The 40 stories narrated by Ferrando in his highly personal style are true tales, evocative and engaging, intertwined with images, making us dream of exotic lands far away or incredibly close by. An almost psychedelic journey, confusing and fascinating, and one you will be proud to own, to treasure on your bookshelf or proudly display in your living room.

Illustrator, Gabriele Pino Born in 1993, since 2015 he has been a freelance illustrator for publishers and companies, and he also designs comics for the weekly, Origami. Nature and human beings are his preferred subjects and souces of inspiration, he appreciate both their poetic qualities and their bizarreness.