First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This is a far-reaching exploration of what Lisa Heldke calls food adventuring: the passion, fashion and pursuit of the experimentation with ethnic foods. Exotic Appetites brings to the table the critical literatures on colonialism and anti-colonialism, on racism and anti-racism, and on feminist theory, in a provocative discussion of eating and ethnic food. Chapters examine the meanings and socio-political implications involved in the quest for new and interesting restaurants and exotic dishes, restaurant reviews and dining guides and ethnic cookbooks.