Food is an integral part of everyone's culture. A good way to embrace a culture other than your own is to connect through food. Read these books to see how other culture's food has influenced others.
Eating Asian America: A Food Studies Reader by Robert Ji-Song Ku. This book is a collection of scholarly essays about the history and impact of Asian American food in America and its palate. The essays cover everything from food trucks to the mess halls in the Japanese internment camps during WWII.
Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America by Yong Chen. In this well-researched book, Chen shows readers the many factors that lead to the popularity of Chinese food in America. From its origins in Chinatowns serving immigrants primarily to being a staple in the nation's diet.
Ginger and Ganesh: Adventures in Indian Cooking, Culture, and Love by Nani Power. One day Power puts an ad on Craig's List asking for someone to teach her about Indian food and culture. Surprisingly people respond and she is welcomed into strangers' homes as they teach her how to cook delicious meals. During these cooking lessons she gets to know these women and they exchange stories of their cultures and how food is an essential element of their culture.
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