LibGuides: Food From Different Cuisines: Library Online Resources

AtoZ World Culture

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A database of country information dedicated to helping people understand the world, its people and cultures. Country factfiles include information on culture, history, language, government, education, food, demographic and statistical indicators.
Login required. Email library@loreto.vic.edu.au for details.

Each country entry has a section on food and recipes, with lists of classic dishes (appetizers, soups, salads, mains, sides, desserts and beverages) with easy-to-follow recipes.

Who eats this dish? Hungarians!

Britannica School

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Provides encyclopedic articles, images, videos and links to relevant websites covering all aspects of history, science and human endeavour.

Search Britannica School for detailed country and culture profiles and also for information on ingredients (images, descriptions and cultivation and processing information).

Paprika ; Paprika drying ; Preparing goulash the traditional way

Need help? Email the Library

library@loreto.vic.edu.au

Reference eBooks

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This platform provides access to hundreds of eBook editions of Gale publications including encyclopedias, handbooks, critical analyses and other non-fictions texts.
If prompted, log in via the Microsoft option (using your Loreto email address)

Gale eBooks provides access to many resources which contain country and culture-specific information for this task. When you search Gale eBooks, you are automatically searching across all of its article and book chapter content.

You can also search individual publications - examples are listed below.

Countries and their cultures
Covers over 200 countries to document the myriad ways in which culture defines and separates the nations of the world as much as geographical borders do. Surveys each country's shared values, behaviors and cultural variations from foods and rituals to pastimes and arts.
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Encyclopedia of food and culture
Food and its place in human culture and society including ethnicity and food. Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and timelines.
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Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life
Encyclopedia covering history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life, and more.
Search within the publication or choose the relevant volume (according to continent) to browse.
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See the Gale eBooks guide for detailed information on how to search, print, download, save etc.

World History

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World History chronicles the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilisations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements and people from the ancient world to today. It includes a vast array of content including journal articles, newspapers and news items, primary source items, reference source entries and biographies, video and audio, images, maps and atlases.
If prompted, log in via the Microsoft option (using your Loreto email address)

TIP! When you search World History, some of the results will be very in-depth - for country overview and profile information, search on the country of interest and then filter your search results to Reference documents.