Has anyone ever done 'Eat Your Way Around the World"?

[Heather in VA]

My dd loves to cook and I thought it might be fun. Do you learn much or is it just eating (which isn't bad LOL)

[Tracey in TX]

What a GREAT idea! We're studying the Ancients and have indulged in Italian and Chinese. Maybe we'll make it an official "Eat Around the World" project. Certainly makes history a tactile and tasty experience :)

[Rosie_0801]

You do learn more that just how to cook, which is a worthy thing to do, of course! In studying different cuisines you begin to see the patterns. Why does Caribbean cooking have so much in common with West African cooking? Isn't it interesting how Moroccans use North African ingredients, but cook them in a French style? Etc.
Rosie-Who loves food!!

[liz]

Whenever we study history or geography, I try to find recipes I can cook to go with it. I have several international cookbooks (one for children, so it has very basic recipes with "normal" ingredients), but I also use the internet a lot.

One of our favorite recipes so far was naan, the Indian bread!

[Heather in VA]

One of our favorite recipes so far was naan, the Indian bread!

Oh I love naan. My DH is Indian so I'd be scared to make it. If it's not as good as his Mommy's there is sure to be a complaint LOL.

[Heather in VA]

You do learn more that just how to cook, which is a worthy thing to do, of course! In studying different cuisines you begin to see the patterns. Why does Caribbean cooking have so much in common with West African cooking? Isn't it interesting how Moroccans use North African ingredients, but cook them in a French style? Etc.
Rosie-Who loves food!!

Oh then I definately need to get it. My daughter is a fanatic about cooking. I'm sure she'd love it.

[Rosie_0801]

Oh then I definately need to get it. My daughter is a fanatic about cooking. I'm sure she'd love it.

Oh! I was praising the idea, sorry! I didn't realise at first you were even talking about a book (Der...) From reading the contents page, I don't think it's much of a study. Three recipes hardly gives one a real overview of a culture's cuisine. You are probably better off working your way through the cooking shelf at the library, and digging through an ethnic food shop. Pick up one of anything you don't know about, then find a recipe to use it. If you want books, I can recommend 'The Book of Latin American Cooking' by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz. Most of the ingredients are not too far out of the ordinary, but the resulting dishes are unfamiliar enough that you feel like you've tried something new. I also recommend Dorinda Hafner's African cookbook. I also have her Caribbean book, but can't get much use out of it because I can't buy many of the ingredients in my town. Nice to look at though :) They are good overviews.
My two cents worth...
Rosie