The food and culture around the world handbook / Helen C. Brittin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brittin, Helen Clark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diet--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diet.

Food habits--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Food habits.

Cooking--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cooking.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 367 pages : color maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Prentice Hall, [2011]

Summary:

From the Publisher: This book provides specific information on the food and culture of each of the 195 countries in the world. Designed to be consistent and concise, it uses an outline format that details the cultural factors related to food (such as geography, ethnic group, religions and education) and the food itself (such as typical dishes, special occasion foods, meals and service and street food and snacks). Its goal is to help readers develop multicultural competence and cultural sensitivity so they are more equipped to provide adequate food service, nutrition education, and health care to an increasingly diverse population. Some features for each country entry include: country name (official name); Culture; Geography location and topography; Major Languages; Ethnic Groups and % of population in each group; Major Religions Official religion and % of population affiliated with each religion; Agriculture chief crops and livestock; Brief History; Industries; All types of food coverage including influences on food and specialty or occasion food. A perfect blend of culture and food, this is a great resource for anyone in the food service industry!

Contents:

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burma (see Myanmar)

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo (formerly Zaire)

Congo Republic

Costa Rica

Cote D'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor (see Timor-Leste)

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast (see Cote D'Ivoire)

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Korea, North

Korea, South

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar (formerly Burma)

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Venezuela

Vietnam

Western Samoa (see Samoa)

Yemen

Yugoslavia (see Serbia and Montenegro)

Zaire (see Congo)

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Bibliography

Regional index.

Notes:

Col. maps on p. [2] and [3] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0135074819

9780135074817

OCLC:

457156373

Publisher Number:

99946421660