International Cookbook of Life-Cycle Celebrations

Much more than a cookbook offering a breadth of delicious recipes that honor ethnic traditions and religious customs, this text provides readers with an understanding and appreciation of customs and rites of passage from around the world.

• Includes hundreds of recipes from more than 150 countries around the world, organized by country within region

• Offers common sense instructions, safety guidelines, and cleanliness tips that introduce students to the proper way to work in the kitchen―and to have fun cooking

• Presents a glossary of key terms as well as a comprehensive index that includes recipes, ingredients, countries, and cooking terminology

• Introduces students to a range of unfamiliar cultures through the food they eat, simultaneously expands their "eating horizons" with many foreign dishes and flavors