For all the depth of heart and spirit on this particular Thanksgiving, the day is still all about the feast. That smell of roasted turkey wafting through the house all morning. Everybody pitching in to prepare the stuffing, the pies, and whatever else your family tradition has brought to the table. But while all the cooking shows bring you the newest recipes for cranberry relish, we thought we'd take a different food trip. Travel writer Pico Iyer brings us this unappetizing journey to one of the starkest locales, with one of the worst cuisines, in the world.

Eating on Easter Island

By Pico Iyer, 11/16/2001

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