Using the Library Catalog
You can search for books and eBooks in OneSearch by clicking on the link below.
Possible Search Terms
There are so many possible countries and types of cuisine! We cannot possibly bookmark all of our books on this topic. You will need to search for books using OneSearch. Try the following search terms and types of searches.
Any Field search for
(your country) AND one of the following
- cuisine
- world cuisine
- recipe*
- cook*
- cooking
- cookbook
For example: Italy AND cuisine
This also works for (nationality of country or type of cuisine)
For example: Italian AND cuisine
Subject search for
cooking, (nationality of country or type of cuisine)
For example: cooking, Italian
General Books
The following books can be found in the library's General Collection, or the white-labeled book shelves. Use the call number to find the book on the shelves. You can check out 20 general books at one time. Each book can be checked out for 3 weeks, with up to two renewals of 3 weeks each.
Time-Life Books published a series called Foods of the World. Click on the link to see all 19 we own. Here is a sampling:
A Quintet of Cuisines by Call Number: TX725.A1 F53Publication Date: 1970Discusses the cuisines of Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and North Africa, and provides a variety of recipes characteristic of those areas.
Middle Eastern Cooking by Call Number: TX725.N36 N5Publication Date: 1969Discusses the foods of the Middle East and presents traditional recipes from Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel.
Here is a sampling of other print books in our library collection:
Stirring the Pot: A History of African Cuisine by Call Number: GT2853.A35 M37 2009ISBN: 9780896802728Publication Date: 2009-10-31Also available as an eBook!
Food Cultures of Japan: Recipes, Customs, and Issues by Call Number: GT2853.J3 J33 2022ISBN: 9781440866838Publication Date: 2021-12-06
The Beginner's Guide to Cheese Making by Call Number: SF271 .S29 2017ISBN: 9781623157944Publication Date: 2017-03-21
L. A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food by Call Number: TX649.C48 A3 2013ISBN: 9780062202635Publication Date: 2013-11-05
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book by Call Number: TX714 .B4735 2022ISBN: 9781957317007Publication Date: 2022-10-25
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Call Number: TX715 .H29972 2012ISBN: 9781608194506Publication Date: 2012-01-24Contains recipes.
The Taste of Country Cooking by Call Number: TX715 .L6684 2006ISBN: 9780307265609Publication Date: 2006-08-01
Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen by Call Number: TX716.M4 G897 2017ISBN: 9780399578281Publication Date: 2017-04-11
Tu Casa Mi Casa: Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook by Call Number: TX716.M4 O49 2019ISBN: 9780714878058Publication Date: 2019-03-27
Daniel: My French Cuisine by Call Number: TX719 .B726 2013ISBN: 9781455513925Publication Date: 2013-10-15
The French Laundry, per Se by Call Number: TX719 .K35 2020ISBN: 9781579658496Publication Date: 2020-10-27
The French Laundry Cookbook by Call Number: TX719 .K448 1999ISBN: 9781579651268Publication Date: 1999-11-01
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Call Number: TX723 .H342 2022ISBN: 9780593534328Publication Date: 2022-09-20
Marcella's Italian Kitchen by Call Number: TX723 .H3424 2024ISBN: 9780593802090Publication Date: 2024-10-29
The Czechoslovak Cookbook by Call Number: TX723.5 .C9 V313ISBN: 9780517505472Publication Date: 1965-04-13
The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by Call Number: TX724.5.C5 L676 2022ISBN: 9780393541212Publication Date: 2022-03-08
The Multicultural Cookbook for Students by Call Number: TX725 .A1 A34 1993ISBN: 9780897747356Publication Date: 1993-01-19Presents a collection of recipes from over 120 countries and briefly discusses the culture and culinary habits of each country.
The World Central Kitchen Cookbook by Call Number: TX725.A1 A567 2023ISBN: 9780593579077Publication Date: 2023-09-12A West African Cook Book : An Introduction to Good Food from Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone with Recipes Collected and Adapted by
Call Number: TX725.A4 W56Publication Date: 1971
The Big Book of Bread by Call Number: TX769 .K564 2024ISBN: 9781668009741Publication Date: 2024-10-22
My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method by Call Number: TX769 .L256 2024ISBN: 9781324076506Publication Date: 2024-09-17
Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Call Number: TX773 .S235 2020ISBN: 9781984826961Publication Date: 2020-10-20
eBooks
We have an eBook series called Food Culture Around the World. Click on the link to see all 5 we own. Here is one example.
Here is a sampling of other eBooks in our library collection:
Stirring the Pot: A History of African Cuisine by ISBN: 0896802728Publication Date: 2009-10-31Also available in print!
