Recommended Databases

The following databases are a selection of recommended databases for your International Food Culture assignment. Come and talk to a librarian for more recommendations!

Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia
Introduces food culture from numerous countries and cultures around the world.
Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Choose from 175 countries and start by looking in these sections: Food and Receipes; Holidays and Festivals; and Culture and Society.
CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
Go to the World Edition and choose from over 180 countries, then start by exploring these sections: Customs & Courtesies (includes Eating etiquette); Lifestyle; and The People.
Etiquette and Taboos around the World
A geographic encyclopedia of social and cultural customs.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Choose a country and look for the section on Food.

Recommended Books

SPSCC Library has many multicultural cookbooks that specialize in regional and ethnic cuisines. For those of you who like to browse in the bookshelves, look in the TX section; most of our cookbooks will be there. To find a specific region or ethnic cookbook, search in our Quick Search catalog.

NOTE: This link already pre-fills your search box to search for books with the word "cookery" anywhere in the record of the book. You are welcome to modify the search to add in your region, ethnicity, or country (e.g. Southern; Vietnamese; France; etc.).

Come see a librarian when you have difficulties finding what you need. We're here to help!