Street Food around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

Download or read book Street Food around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture written by Bruce Kraig and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. • 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