This culinary around-the-world cruise, with savory stopovers in over 60 countries on five continents, serves up 120 recipes that showcase some of the most exotic and satisfying gustatory experiences ever devised. More than just a collection of fabulous, flavorful meals and 130 mouth-watering photographs, Signature Dishes delves into the cultural origins of food choices and the evolution of gastronomy, showing how each recipe is both a unique product of local characteristics and an expression of the humanity that unites us all.