Food and Culture

• Main Authors: Kittler, Pamela Goyan (Author), Sucher, Kathryn P. (Author), Nahikian-Nelms, Marcia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, Massachusetts Cengage Learning 2017
• Edition: Seventh Edition
• Subjects: Nutrition > Cross-cultural studies > United States; Food habits > United States
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• Physical Description: xi, 564 pages colour illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-547) and index
• ISBN: 9781305628052

FOOD AND CULTURE is the market-leading text for the cultural foods courses, providing current information on the health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. It is designed to help health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner. The authors include comprehensive coverage of key ethnic, religious, and regional groups, including Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, Mexicans and Central Americans, Caribbean Islanders, South Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Southeast Asians, Pacific Islanders, People of the Balkans, Middle Easterners, Asian Indians, and regional Americans.