TABLE OF CONTENTS This Ultimate Food Atlas will take you on a fantastic food journey around the globe Travel from continent to continent to discover a rich diversity of foods and food celebrations from many different countries Learn about traditional meals food attractions cool food facts and the food industry Put on your chef’s hat and try a few fun recipes Foods of the world are brought to life through stunning pictures colorful maps and tons of fun information This atlas also highlights sustainable eating and the ways that the world’s population is fed Get ready for a captivating around the world culinary adventure 4 How to Use This Atlas 6 How to Use the Maps 8 World Map NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA guava paste and cheese dessert Before planning a journey always check for alerts published by your government concerning travel to specific countries or locations And before trying any new foods please be aware of any food allergies you may have EUROPE 50 About the Continent 52 Working the Land 54 Nature’s Bounty 56 Peels and Pods 58 Full of Flavor 60 Beyond Breakfast 62 Local Picks 64 Creamy Cravings 66 Feasts of Fish 68 Say Cheese platter of cured meats with olives 10 About the Continent 12 A Super Selection 14 A Variety of Veggies 16 Plucked From the Earth 18 Tasty Days 20 Cereals and More 22 A Wide Variety 24 Made From Milk 26 Freshly Caught 28 Vital Corn 30 About the Continent 32 Delicious Cuisine 34 Tasty Tubers 36 Choice Foods 38 Celebrating With Food 40 Kernel Creations 42 Delicious Dishes hush puppies 44 Milk Magic 46 Coastal Riches 48 Crazy for Chocolate
ASIA AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA FEEDING THE WORLD 110 About the Continent 134 Feeding the World 112 Island Grown 114 Freshly Picked 116 Tropical Tastes 136 Freshwater 138 Climate Change 140 Farming Practices 118 Culture and Cuisine 142 Food Supply 120 Wheat and More 122 Local Meals 124 Dairy Delicious 126 Seafood Delights 128 Coconut Cuisine burger topped with beets OCEANS 130 About the Oceans 132 Seafood Catch Maldives tuna breakfast green tea salad 70 About the Continent 72 Ancient Traditions 74 Multi Use Plants 76 Grand Mixture 78 Joyful Times 80 Rice and More 82 A Mix of Livestock 84 Milk Marvels 86 Fishy Foods 88 A Spoonful of Sugar AFRICA 90 About the Continent 92 Gardens and Herds 94 Mighty Roots 96 Plentiful Produce 98 Time to Celebrate 100 Cereal Choices 102 Traditional Dishes 104 Diverse Dairy 106 Tasty Catches 108 Zesty Spices a school garden WORLD FOODS FUN 144 Games and Answers 152 Glossary 155 Index 159 Photo Credits FOOD CATEGORIES Farming for Food Veggies Roots Shoots Fruits Nuts Beans Peas Festivals and Feasts Great Grains Livestock and More Dairy Delights Food From the Waters Global Food Global Issues
HOW TO USE THIS ATLAS There are 195 countries in the world Our food adventure starts in North America but you can begin your FARMING FOR FOOD journey on any continent you wish Before you get started follow Aunt Bertha’s tips to experience a variety of foodie destinations IMAGES Images give you a taste of the foods and overall food category of each spread GARDENS AND HERDS From DATES and GRAINS to TROPICAL FRUITS People were raising plants and animals for food in Africa more than 5,000 years ago The ancient Egyptians for example grew grains vegetables and fruits along the Nile River Modern African farmers generally raise a garden and a few animals To feed the continent’s growing population individual governments and international organizations are teaching people how to grow more food on their land plowing the land using oxen in Ethiopia 5 COOL FOODS APPETIZING ATTRACTIONS 1 GARDEN EGG Uganda DESERT FARM Look for rows of leafy green olive trees at the Wadi Food farm outside Cairo Egypt When planting olives in the hot dry Egyptian desert farmers sometimes plant palm trees too to shade the olive trees and cool the air FARM SANCTUARY At Sanctuary Farm at Lake Naivasha Kenya see impalas wildebeests zebras and giraffes grazing alongside dairy cows Farm owners milk their cows while also conserving their lands to protect wildlife SPICE UP YOUR DAY On the island of Zanzibar off Tanzania’s coast tour a spice farm to see vanilla orchids cinnamon coffee cayenne pepper clove and other fragrant plants and maybe take a taste RECORD BREAKER The African Rhino Horn banana plant can grow fruits up to two feet 61 cm long It’s become popular among gardeners as an ornamental plant and those supersize bananas are handy if you’re really hungry Called the garden egg because of its small size and egglike shape this crunchy fruit grows in gardens throughout Africa south of the Sahara It comes in a variety of colors white red lime green pink black and even striped Most garden eggs taste slightly bitter but they can be eaten raw or boiled steamed pickled or added to meat and vegetable stews The fruit is actually an eggplant though it looks more like a tomato 2 HUMPED CATTLE South Sudan What’s that cow with the hump on its back It’s a zebu Zebu cattle are well adapted to tropical countries They were originally from Asia and people brought them to Africa thousands of years ago You’ll recognize a zebu by the big fatty hump over its shoulders Many zebu cattle also have a long fold of skin called a dewlap under their neck Farmers in South Sudan raise zebus for their milk 92 FOOD ICON These icons identify the food category featured on each spread TITLE The book is a collection of double page spreads The headings and subheadings provide a summary and flavor for each spread INTRODUCTION A brief introduction offers an overview of foods ingredients and meals grown and served on the continent APPETIZING ATTRACTIONS Three interesting facts about foods grown or served at specific locations on the continent are listed and described here FUN FACTS Did You Know Record Breaker and Strange But True facts highlight weird wonderful and wacky facts about each food category 5 COOL FOODS These are five ingredients dishes meals or drinks that will give you a flavor of the foods you can experience on each continent Match the numbers on each picture or text block to the orange numbered circles on the map 4
MAP To find the locations mentioned on each page check out the map Each map also shows where land is used for crops versus pasture or production areas related to the different food categories DIGITAL TRAVELER To discover even more about a country’s foods have an adult join you as you use a digital device to investigate and explore different destinations Take photos of the amazing foods you see and taste when you travel 3 MONKEY BREAD Niger The baobab tree grows wild in low lying areas across Africa In Niger people also cultivate this valuable tree The leaves flowers and roots are edible and the fruit sometimes called monkey bread is used to make flour porridge and drinks The name may have come from the fact that monkeys enjoy eating the fruit or that its pulp resembles bread Atlantic Ocean MOROCCO EUROPE TUNISIA Mediterranean Sea 4 AMARANTH Tanzania This leafy green vegetable grows well in East Africa’s moist areas People use the leaves for stir fries or add them raw to salads Some amaranth species are grown for their seeds Boil up the amaranth seeds for a nice hot porridge for breakfast Western Sahara Morocco ALGERIA LIBYA 5 EGYPT Red Sea CABO VERDE MAURITANIA MALI SENEGAL THE GAMBIA GUINEA-BISSAU GUINEA GUINEA BURKINA BURKINA FASO FASO 3 NIGER CHAD SUDAN ERITREA SIERRA LEONE LIBERIA BENIN BENIN NIGERIA NIGERIA TOGO TOGO GHANA GHANA CAMEROON CAMEROON CENTRAL CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AFRICAN REPUBLIC DJIBOUTI ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA 2 SOUTH SOUTH SUDAN SUDAN CÔTE D’IVOIRE IVORY COAST EQUATORIAL GUINEA SAO TOME PRINCIPE DIGITAL TRAVELER Peanuts a staple crop in much of West and Central Africa are often called groundnuts Find out where peanuts originated and how they differ from tree nuts such as pecans and walnuts GABON CONGO CONGO Cabinda Angola RWANDA RWANDA DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ANGOLA ANGOLA ZAMBIA ZAMBIA UGANDA UGANDA KENYA KENYA 1 BURUNDI BURUNDI TANZANIA TANZANIA 4 MALAWI MALAWI SOMALIA Indian Ocean AFRICA SEYCHELLES COMOROS FARMLAND USAGE Pasture Cropland Other land use NAMIBIA NAMIBIA ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE MOZAMBIQUE BOTSWANA BOTSWANA MAURITIUS Réunion France ESWATINI ESWATINI SWAZILAND SWAZILAND MADAGASCAR SOUTH SOUTH AFRICA AFRICA LESOTHO LESOTHO 5 SORGHUM Egypt This grain cultivated across Africa can be cooked like rice or popped like popcorn It needs less water than wheat or corn Sorghum is used in cooked dishes salads and snacks Ground into flour it is used to make pies cookies and bread 93 RECIPES Within each continent chapter is a Festivals and Feasts spread featuring a simple recipe for you to try To make cooking fun and safe never cook without an adult present Always wash your hands with soap and warm water before and after handling food To prevent accidents tie up your hair dress appropriately take care using knives wear mitts when handling hot food and always turn the handles of pots and pans toward the back of the stove so people don’t bump into them When in doubt or if you have an accident ask for help immediately CONTINENT TAB To select a continent to explore or to keep track of where you are look at the tab on the right hand side of each spread MAP GUIDE Use the map key on each spread to interpret the different areas and symbols on the maps For more information about maps see pages 6 9 MEASUREMENTS In the text measurements are given in U S units and then in metric units The following abbreviations are used C Celsius F Fahrenheit ft feet kg kilograms km kilometers L liters lb pounds m meters mi miles oz ounces AUNT BERTHA Meet Aunt Bertha You’ll find her traveling around the world in her food truck on various pages in this book Count how many times she appears and then check the answer key on page 150 to see if you found them all And don’t forget to read her great food travel tips 5
