SEC: HS - people, culture, food traditions

[Carolyn Gierke <cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us>]

Last year some postings requested information on why people in different
cultures eat certain foods.  I just got a copy of a new book which looks
like it will help the answer that need.

It is:
Barer-Stein, Thelma.
You eat what you are: people, culture and food traditions.  Buffalo:
Firefly Books, 1999  $35.00  468p  ISBN 1-55209-365-4

Summary:

Exploration of more than 100 culinary traditions worldwide and how food
preference and preparation reveal links with social structure, geography
and history.

Each country is divided into these sections:  domestic life, foods
commonly used (further divided into categories like dairy,  fruit and
veg, etc.), meals and customs, special occasions, cooking methods, and
regional specialties.

The reading level is definitely HS+.

It can be ordered from:

Firefly Books (US) Inc.
PO Box 1338, Ellicott Station
Buffalo, NY 14205

This is a Canadian company with a US subsidiary.  Their phone # is:
1-800-387-5085,  FAX 1-800-565-6034

There is a full page ad on p. 14 of the 9/1/99 Booklist, and a review
on pp.188-189 of the same.
--
Carolyn Gierke, Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14228
Phone 716-250-1227
FAX 716-250-1360
cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us

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