Food cultures of the world encyclopedia / Ken Albala, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Albala, Ken, 1964-

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits--Encyclopedias.

Food habits.

Food preferences--Encyclopedias.

Food preferences.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]

Summary:

Featuring contributions from some 120 international food scholars, Albala's (history, U. of the Pacific, Stockton, California) four-volume reference work offers students and general readers a view of the human experience through the lens of food, as a way to better understand and appreciate the differences between people around the world. The nation-states, regional variations, and selected minority cultures are organized geographically into four volumes covering Africa and the Middle East, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, and Europe; entries within each volume are presented in alphabetical order. Each entry includes an overview of the food culture, major foodstuffs, cooking methods, typical meals, eating out practices, food-related traditions for special occasions such as holidays and birthdays, diet and health, a "food culture snapshot" of an individual or family describing typical eating habits, one or two representative recipes, and a list for further reading. Each volume includes a complete subject index for all four volumes. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780313376269

0313376263

9780313376276

0313376271

OCLC:

606787589

Publisher Number:

99942897696