In Pass the Butterworms, Cahill takes us to the steppes of Mongolia, where he
spends weeks on horseback alongside the descendants of Genghis Khan and
masters the “Mongolian death trot”; to the North Pole, where he goes for a
pleasure dip in the 36-degree water; to Irian Jaya New Guinea, where he spends
a companionable evening with members of one of the last head-hunting tribes.
Whether observing family values among the Stone Age Dani people, or sampling
delicacies like sautéed sago beetle and premasticated manioc beer, Cahill is a
fount of arcane information and a master of self-deprecating humor. Read more