Junior Worldmark encyclopedia of foods and recipes of the world Vol 2

Profiles the food, recipes, and culture of sixty countries. School Library Journal Gr 5-8-A disappointing effort. Included are 700 recipes that represent countries, regions within the U.S., and various cultural groups. Along with 10 recipes, each of the 70 entries contains brief sections on Geographic Setting and Environment; History and Food; Mealtime Customs; and other topics. Unfortunately, there are no specific sources given for the many facts and statistics (notably in the Politics, Economics and Nutrition sections), or for the recipes. Generalizations include statements such as: It is tradition for African Americans to eat a lot of food for breakfast and Bologna is a popular luncheon meat for many African Americans. Many of the recipes are complicated or the instructions are unclear. Sometimes they are overly simplistic (the recipe for the Argentinean drink Submarino, or milk with chocolate syrup, instructs Place the spoon with the syrup in the cold milk, but don't stir it. Drink a little milk, then lick some of the chocolate off the spoon. Continue until glass is empty). The recipe for Man-O-Min lists a measurement without the ingredient. Many of the black-and-white photographs are of poor quality. Two tiny maps are included in each article. There is a single index, which is hard to maneuver. Although recipes are in heavy demand for school assignments, the deficiencies of this set do not make it a worthwhile purchase.-Janice Greenberg, formerly at Brooklyn Public Library, NY Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. Volume 1 Algeria Argentina Australia Australia: Aborigines and Bush Tucker Brazil Brazil: Afro-Brazilian Cameroon Canada Canada: French Canadians Canada: Aboriginals Chile China Cote D'ivoire Cuba Czech Republic Egypt Ethiopia France Volume 2 Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Islands of the Pacific Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Volume 3 Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Lebanon Liberia Mexico Morocco Mozambique Nigeria Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Russia Saudi Arabia Slovenia South Africa Volume 4 Spain Sweden Tanzania Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States: African Americans United States: Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch United States: Great Lakes Region United States: Jewish Americans United States: Latino Americans United States: Midwest Region United States: Native Americans United States: Northeast Region United States: Southern Region United States: Western Region Vietnam Zimbabwe. Provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes of approximately 75 cultural groups from more than 60 countries. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an overview of each group's nutrition and health.