The World Cookbook [4 volumes] - The Greatest Recipes from around the Globe, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

This is the only world cookbook in print that explores the foods of every nation-state across the globe, providing information on special ingredients, cooking methods, and commonalities that link certain dishes across different geographical areas. Increasing globalization, modern communication, and economic development have impacted every aspect of daily life, including the manner by which food is produced and distributed. While these trends have increased the likelihood and expansion of food influences, variations of the same popular dishes have been found in regions all over the world long before now. This book is an ecological, historical, and cultural examination of why certain foods are eaten, and how these foods are prepared by different social groups within the same-and different-geographical region. The authors cover more than 200 countries and cultural groups, featuring each nation's food culture and traditions, and providing overviews on foodstuffs, typical dishes, and styles of eating. This revised edition features in excess of 400 new recipes, several new countries, and additional sidebars with fun facts explaining unique foods and unfamiliar ingredients. More than 1,600 recipes for popular appetizers, main courses, desserts, snack foods, and celebration dishes are provided, allowing readers to construct full menus from every country of the world. Contains more than 400 new recipes for a total of more than 1600 recipes Includes the newly independent countries of Kosovo and South Sudan, and tiny countries like St. Kitts and Nevis, Nauru, Palau, and Vanuatu Features anecdotal information on typical dishes, styles of eating, and unusual ingredients for each country

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Jeanne Jacob • Michael Ashkenazi
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 163mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Volumes:	4
Pages:	1656
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-61069-468-1
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > National & regional cuisine Books > Food & Drink > National & regional cuisine
LSN:	1-61069-468-6
Barcode:	9781610694681

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