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Holidays of the world cookbook for students by Lois Sinaiko Webb.
Call Number: 641.568 Web
Publication Date: 1995
A collection of 388 recipes from more than 136 countries plus an introduction describing local holidays, customs, and foods that are part of the holiday tradition in each country.
The best recipes in the world : more than 1,000 international dishes to cook at home by Mark Bittman.
Call Number: 641.59 Bit
Publication Date: 2005
Presents a collection of over one thousand recipes from around the world including European and Asian cuisines, dishes from North Africa, Central and South America, the Middle East, and more.NOTE: A list of recipes by region is listed in the back before the general index.
All around the world cookbook by Sheila Lukins.
Call Number: 641.59 Luk
Publication Date: 1994
Presents 450 new recipes that combine the flavors and essences of cuisines from around the world, and includes tales, cultural insights, and food lore from the author's travels, and essays on wines and beers of the world.NOTE: This book is organized in a slightly confusing way, so take full advantage of the Table of Contents and Index features.
The book of Latin American cooking by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz.
Call Number: 641.598 Ort
Publication Date: 1980
An introduction to the variety of Latin American cuisine with 500 recipes ranging from northern Mexico to southern Chile.

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A celebration of customs & rituals of the world by Robert Ingpen & Philip Wilkinson.
Call Number: 394.2 Ing
Publication Date: 1996
Explores initiation rites, wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, religious rituals, and many other customs used around the world to mark all kinds of special occasions.
Encyclopedia of food and culture by Solomon H. Katz, editor in chief.
Call Number: REF 394.12 Enc
Publication Date: 2003
Contains over five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the essential aspects of food, its history, and its cultural diversity.
Feasts and Festivals by Jacqueline Dineen; Philip Wilkinson (Editor); Robert R. Ingpen (Illustrator)
Call Number: 394 Din
Publication Date: 1999
Festivals & Holidays by Macmillan Library Reference Staff
Call Number: REF 394.2603 Fes
Publication Date: 2001
Contains over one hundred alphabetically arranged articles that provide descriptions of holidays, rituals, feast days, observances, festivals, and fairs celebrated around the world, including Boxing Day, Christmas, Earth Day, Juneteenth, Purim, Twelfth Night, and many others.

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