A maid feeding young children. The boy drinks from a cup and is watched by a dog. The maid holds a spoon of soup to the young girl's lips.

Maid Feeding Children

A maid feeding young children. The boy drinks from a cup and is watched by a dog. The maid holds a spoon…

Small sticks of wood or ivory resembling lead pencils, but generally longer and slightly tapering, used by the Chinese, Japanese and Koreans.

Chopsticks

Small sticks of wood or ivory resembling lead pencils, but generally longer and slightly tapering, used…

The Queen's dwarf out of malice places Gulliver in a bowl of cream during dinner in Brobdingnag.

Bowl of cream

The Queen's dwarf out of malice places Gulliver in a bowl of cream during dinner in Brobdingnag.

An illustration of a man eating soup at the dinner table.

Man Eating Soup at Table

An illustration of a man eating soup at the dinner table.

A decoction of flesh, vegetables, etc., highly seasoned.

Soup

A decoction of flesh, vegetables, etc., highly seasoned.

Soup line at Ruhleben Prison Camp-1916

Soup line

Soup line at Ruhleben Prison Camp-1916

The esculent swallow's nest is prized among the Chinese as a delicacy. It is native to many parts of Asia.

Esculent Swallow

The esculent swallow's nest is prized among the Chinese as a delicacy. It is native to many parts of…