Extreme Food: What to Eat When Your Life Depends on It

by Bear Grylls

Overview

In the tradition of the million-copy-bestseller SAS Survival Guide, former SAS paratrooper Bear Grylls—the world’s most famous survival expert—teaches the necessary skills for eating in the wild.

“There’s no getting away from it; I’ve eaten some pretty extreme things in my time—live tarantulas, raw goat testicles, elephant dung, you name it. In a situation when your life depends on it, you need to put your prejudices aside to keep your stomach filled and your strength up.

Whether it’s mastering the art of foraging and cooking up a tasty feast around the campfire or learning about the more extreme end of wild food (ever tried a scorpion kebab?), there’s a lot to learn when it comes to dinner time in the wild. Extreme Food will teach you all the necessary skills and techniques to get your teeth into meals you might never have thought of as food in the first place—and, crucially, how to recognize plants and animals that might end up doing you more harm than good.

In today’s world, we rarely need to venture beyond the local supermarket and we turn our noses up at the thought of snacking on bugs and grubs. But out in the wild, Mother Nature has provided us with a plentiful supply of nutritious—if not always delicious—food for the taking. And when needs must, we just have to know where to look.

Some of it might take you out of your comfort zone. Some of it might turn your stomach. But it’s saved my life more than once. And one day, it might save yours . . .”—BEAR GRYLLS

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062416759
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/19/2015
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	1,063,792
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Bear Grylls has become known around the world as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. His journey to this acclaim started in the UK, where his late father taught him to climb and sail. Trained from a young age in martial arts, Bear went on to spend three years as a soldier in the British Special Forces, serving with 21 SAS. It was here that he perfected many of the skills that his fans all over the world enjoy watching him pit against mother-nature.

His TV show Man Vs Wild and Born Survivor became one of the most watched programmes on the planet with an estimated audience of 1.2 billion. He also hosts the hit adventure show 'Running Wild' on NBC in America, as well as 'The Island with Bear Grylls' & 'Bear's Wild weekends' for Channel 4 in the UK.

He is currently the youngest ever Chief Scout to the UK Scout Association and is an honorary Lt-Colonel to the Royal Marines Commandos.

He has authored 14 books including the number one Bestseller: Mud, Sweat & Tears.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Part 1 The Basics

1 Cooking Up a Storm Round The Campfire 16

2 Wild Plants 38

3 Fungi 64

4 Fishing 82

5 Wild Food By the Sea 108

Part 2 Getting Your Hands Dirty

6 Stalking and Tracking Game 128

7 Snares and Traps 142

8 Other Killing Devices 158

9 Preparing and Cooking Your Kill 172

10 Preserving Your Kill 192

Part 3 The Whole Hog

11 Insects (And Other Creepy Crawlies) 200

12 Amphibians and Reptiles 226

Afterword 249

Appendix A Cordage 254

Appendix B Knots 257

Picture credits 261

Index 262