num_pages: 544
description: You Eat What You Are explores the culinary traditions of cultures around the world. In each case, the food preferences reveal links with the social structure, geography and history of the culture. Understanding what people eat and how they cook provides a better understanding of who they are.A directory of food preferences and more than 100 maps complement Barer-Stein's explorations of regional cuisines54 in all.  The chapters are separated into sections on Foods Commonly Used, Meals and Customs, Special Occasions, Cooking Methods and Regional Specialties.You Eat What You Are will be fascinating to avid cooks, those in the food and nutrition businesses, students of cooking, and anyone interested in the cultural traditions of food and ethnic studies around the world.Food is a part of our lives every day. You Eat What You Are is an engaging look at food and its social histories, and offers a rich contribution to understanding ourselves and others around the world.
  
  About the Author:
Thelma Barer-Stein is a dietician and the author of numerous articles for professional journals. She lectures at universities and has hosted her own television cooking program. She lives in Toronto.
language: English
title: You Eat What You Are: People, Culture and Food Traditions
titlecomplete: You Eat What You Are: People, Culture and Food Traditions
genres: Food
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Firefly Books