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