Food Around the World : A Cultural Perspective

Appreciation and understanding of cultures around the world is one of the challenging goals of this brand new book.

Food is featured prominently because of its universal appeal and the meaningful ways that geography, climate, economics, and religion have combined with history and culture to define the ingredients and food patterns unique to countries and regions around the world.

In addition, the book provides readers with a sound fundamental knowledge of the world's nations and the uniqueness of today's rich cultural patterns.

Offers readers recipes, maps, and photographs from such regions of the world as the British Isles, Scandinavia, Italy, Greece, Turkey, India, Southeast Asia, China, South America, and the Caribbean.