Food Studies

We have dedicated pages for:

• Searching the BU Libraries
  • instructions for connecting to and searching for BU Libraries materials 
• Foundational Sources
  • recommended encyclopedias, dictionaries, and books from the BU collections
• Additional Resources
  • magazines, databases, data sets, and more both at BU and beyond
• Online Collections, Menus, and Recipes
  • collections of historical digitized content, cookbooks, menus, recipes and more

A Specific Geographical Community or Region:

When searching BU Libraries Search try searching for terms including:

• (country/geographic/community name) AND food history
• (country/geographic/community name) AND culinary history
• (country/geographic/community name) AND food traditions
• (country/geographic/community name) AND cooking

For example, if I was researching the food history of Peru, I might try searching BU Libraries Search with:

• Peru AND food history
• Peru AND culinary history
• Peru AND food traditions
• Peru AND cooking

A Specific Food/Beverage Item

For searching for a specific item of food or beverage, try searching BU Libraries Search  for terms including:

• (country/geographic/community name) AND history

For example, if I was searching about the history and culture of Pepsi, I might try searching BU Libraries Search for:

• pepsi AND history
• pepsi AND culture
• pepsi AND culinary traditions

Still stuck? Email Lucy, Librarian, at LFlamm@BU.edu.