Traditions, specialities, identities - this volume offers insights into the multifaceted field of the scholarship of forieng culinary cultures and the diversity of globalized food cultures. Alongside an introduction to the research field of culinary ethnology, the individual essays, ranging from classic ethnology to cultural theory, provide a soundly researched yet easily digestible view of foreign cuisines as well as Germany''s own culinary culture. The combination of empirical case studies and innovative theoretical concepts not only marks out the status quo of German-language culinary ethnology - above all, it whets your appetite for more.