Discovering global cuisines: traditional flavors and techniques

China: complex and creative -- Japan and Korea -- Southeast Asia: Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia -- India: land of spice, rice, flatbreads, and legumes -- Europe and the western Mediterranean. France: conflict, culture, and creativity on a crossroads -- Italy: generous and genuine -- Spain: Iberian land of contrasts -- Greece and Turkey -- Eastern Mediterranean (Caucasus) and Middle East. Lebanon: the heart of the Middle East -- The Middle East and Caucasus: Persia-Iran and Republic of Georgia -- Africa and Latin America. Africa -- The West Indies or Cribbean islands -- Mexico.