Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 1442227311
- ISBN-13
- 9781442227316
- Category
- Cooking
- Pages
- 760
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-07-17
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Lucy M. Long
Description
Ethnic American Food Today is the first encyclopedia to illuminate the variety and complexity of ethnic food cultures in this country and to address their place within the larger American culture.
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