Culinary Tourism

by Lucy M. Long

Book Overview

For many tourists, tasting the authentic cuisine of a particular destination can be the highlight of travel. Exotic foods entice the traveler to experience a variety of culinary traditions and cultural customs, shaping both individual and group perceptions of food. The tourism industry savors foreign fare as consumers do, providing familiar settings such as restaurants and festivals to lure the hungry traveler. Although anthropologists and folklorists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813122929
• ISBN13: 9780813122922
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher