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" Food culture in Southeast Asia / "
Penny Van Esterik.
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BL
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1018225
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b772595
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Van Esterik, Penny.
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Food culture in Southeast Asia /\ Penny Van Esterik.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Food culture around the world
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1 online resource (xxx, 141 pages) :: illustrations, map
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0313344205
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0313344191
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9780313344190
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-138) and index.
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| Contents
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Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Timeline; 1. Historical Overview; 2. Major Foods and Ingredients; 3. Cooking; 4. Typical Meals; 5. Eating Out; 6. Special Occasions; 7. Diet and Health; Glossary; Resource Guide; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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Southeast Asian cuisines, such as Thai, have become quite popular in the United States even though immigrant numbers are low. The food is appealing because it is tasty, attractive, and generally healthful, with plentiful vegetables, fish, noodles, and rice. Food Culture in Southeast Asia is a richly informative overview of the food and foodways of the mainland countries including Burma, Thailand, Lao, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia, and the island countries of Singapore, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Students and other readers will learn how diverse peoples from diverse.
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Cooking, Southeast Asian.
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Food habits-- Southeast Asia.
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Cooking, Southeast Asian.
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Ernährungsgewohnheit
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Food habits.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Customs Traditions.
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Kochen.
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Southeast Asia.
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Südostasien
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| Dewey Classification
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394.1/20959
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TX724.5.S68V36 2008eb
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