319 pages, illustrated.A clean, unmarked and solid copy. Customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. Contents: In the beginning - First Fleet - Culinary crossroads - American alliances - Fiesta Americana - Anglo-Celtic heritage - Iberian idyll - French connection - Dutch treats and Flemish fancies - Scandinavian simplicity - German tributes and Swiss bounty - Italian affairs and Maltese favours - Grecian gifts - East European ethos - Russian revelations - Middle Eastern magic - East Indies exotica - Oriental intrigue - Chinese mystique - Japanese artistry - Asian medley - Food industry development - Nutrition and health - Selection of Australia's foods.