Everyone Eats: Understanding Food and Culture Book

A great introduction to nutritional (or food) anthropology, E.N. Anderson takes you from our evolution as omnivorous mammals to an in depth look at the current world food production and distribution network. Anderson covers a lot of very interesting facts and analyzes a great deal of data, presenting it in such a way that it is beneficial to both layperson as well as academic, with a very exhaustive and detailed works-cited section. Anderson does a great job in detailing not only the practical side of food anthropology, but also the theoretical without becoming too obscure or resorting to a great deal of specialized jargon. A great read for those interested in food studies specifically or anthropology generally, especially as cultures can be studied through food-ways and conceptions.