Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-538) and index
Food and culture -- Traditional health beliefs and practices -- Intercultural communication -- Food and religion -- Native Americans -- Northern and Southern Europeans -- Central Europeans, people of the former Soviet Union, and Scandinavians -- Africans -- Mexicans and Central Americans -- Caribbean Islanders and South Americans -- East Asians -- Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders -- People of the Balkans and the Middle East -- South Asians -- Regional Americans