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Street Food around the World - An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture (Hardcover, New)
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Street Food around the World - An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture (Hardcover, New)
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In this encyclopedia, two experienced world travelers and numerous
contributors provide a fascinating worldwide survey of street foods
and recipes to document the importance of casual cuisine to every
culture, covering everything from dumplings to hot dogs and kebabs
to tacos. Street foods run deep throughout human history and show
the movements of peoples and their foods across the globe. For
example, mandoo, manti, momo, and baozi: all of these types of
dumplings originated in Central Asia and spread across the Old
World beginning in the 12th century. This encyclopedia surveys
common street foods in about 100 countries and regions of the
world, clearly depicting how "fast foods of the common people" fit
into a country or a region's environments, cultural history, and
economy. The entries provide engaging information about specific
foods as well as coverage of vendor and food stall culture and
issues. An appendix of recipes allows for hands-on learning and
provides opportunities for readers to taste international street
foods at home. Presents an international survey of street foods in
representative countries and regions that includes interesting
facts and recipe to illustrate many of them Supplies the historical
and environmental background of the country's street food Includes
sidebars with fun facts and statistics about street foods Provides
highly useful information for students studying geography and for
travelers
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