Food, Diet, Nutrition and Culture: Selected Resources on Diet, Culture and Food Traditions

Background Information | Using the Catalog | Electronic Periodical Databases | Internet Sources


    Background Information and Reference Sources
     
   

Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us Under your country see sections on The People, Customs and Courtesies and Lifestyle which include eating, diet, visiting, holidays, etc.

Doing Business Around the World Includes holidays, religious / societal influences and cultural tips

Eat Smart In . . . . Includes the cuisine of a particular country, regional differences and food markets.

The Europa World Year Book

Food: A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present

The Multicultural Cookbook for Students

Oxford Companion to Food Look under your country's name

Price Waterhouse Firm Doing Business In . . . . Information guides to 81 countries. Within your country's guide, see sections under Population and Social Patterns.

The Simple Guide to Customs and Etiquette in Israel

The Statesman's Yearbook

The Traveler's Guide to Asian Customs and Manners

The Traveler's Guide to Middle Eastern and North African Customs and Manners

You Eat What You Are: People, Culture and Food Traditions

     
    Using The Catalog
     
    You will find materials under subject headings and keywords such as:
     
   

Cookery Look for your ethnic group as a subdivision (e.g.) African, Brazilian, etc.

Food Habits Look for your country as a subdivision (e.g.) China, France, etc.

     
    Electronic Periodical Databases
     
   

Academic Search Elite covers approximately 1,780 peer-reviewed journals, in most academic areas of study, with full-text for nearly 1,380 titles. To locate articles on food habits and food traditions in specific countries and cultures, select the "advanced" search form. On the first line enter "food or diet or nutrition or cookery." On the second line enter your "country or ethnic group." (e.g. China or chinese)

     
   

ProQuest Research Library indexes summaries of articles from over 5,000 publications, with many in full text, full image format. Indexing and abstracting backfiles date back to 1986. To locate articles on food habits and food traditions in specific countries and cultures, use the "guided" search form. On the first line enter "food or diet or nutrition or cookery." On the second line enter your "country or ethnic group." (e.g., Poland or polish).

     
    Internet Sources
     
   

Area Handbooks Browse the table of contents for your specific country

Background Notes From the U.S. State Department

The Food Timeline

World Food Habits Bibliography

     
    Roberta (Bobby) Gray, public services librarian, University of New England Libraries, Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, ME 04103
   

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