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This fascinating book examines the biology and culture of foods and beverages that are consumed in communal settings, with special attention to their health implications. Nina Etkin covers a wealth of topics, exploring human evolutionary history, the Slow Food movement, ritual and ceremonial foods, caffeinated beverages, spices, the street foods of Hawaii and northern Nigeria, and even bottled water. Her work is framed by a biocultural perspective that considers both the physiological implications of consumption and the cultural construction and circulation of foods.

Food habits. --- Drinking customs. --- Nutritional anthropology. --- Hausa (African people) --- Abakwariga (African people) --- Afuno (African people) --- Haoussa (African people) --- Hausaawaa (African people) --- Hausas --- Hausawa (African people) --- Haussa (African people) --- Hawsa (African people) --- Mgbakpa (African people) --- Ethnology --- Anthropology --- Nutrition --- Manners and customs --- Eating --- Food customs --- Foodways --- Human beings --- Habit --- Diet --- Oral habits --- Food. --- Social life and customs. --- Food habits --- economic botany --- slow food --- medicinal food --- biocultural --- anthropology --- food culture --- food