Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia: 4 volumes

About this book

From babka to baklava to the groundnut stew of Ghana food culture can tell us where weve beenand maybe even where were going. Filled with succinct yet highly informative entries the four-volume Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia covers all of the planets nation-states as well as various tribes and marginalized peoples. Thus in addition to coverage on countries as disparate as France Ethiopia and Tibet there are also entries on Roma Gypsies the Maori of New Zealand and the Saami of northern Europe. There is even a section on food in outer space detailing how and what astronauts eat and how they prepare for space travel as far as diet and nutrition are concerned. Each entry offers information about foodstuffs meals cooking methods recipes eating out holidays and celebrations and health and diet. Vignettes help readers better understand other cultures while the inclusion of selected recipes lets them recreate dishes from other lands.