The world on a plate
Subtitle: 40 cuisines, 100 recipes, and the stories behind them
By: Mina Holland
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780143127659
Subjects: Food; Food habits; International cooking; History
Work titles: Edible atlas
Description: "'When we eat we travel.' Thus begins this ... tour of the cuisines of the world, revealing what people eat and why in forty cultures. What's the origin of kimchi in Korea? Why do we associate Argentina with steak? Why do people in Marseille eat bouillabaisse? What's the story behind the curries of India?"--
Notes: "First published as The edible atlas in Great Britain by Canongate Books Ltd in 2014"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index.