Ethan never left Portland to write this book. He never boarded a plane, never crossed an ocean, never sat in a foreign airport wondering if his bags would arrive. And yet he traveled to ten countries — through their food. Meet Ethan — your Kid Explorers guide — a ten-year-old who discovered that the world is not as far away as it looks. It is in the restaurant down the street. It is in your neighbor's kitchen if you knock on the door. It is in the grocery store aisle where the labels are in three languages. In this adventure, Ethan explores ten countries through the foods that define them — rolling pasta in Italy, assembling a bento box in Japan, grinding spices in India, tearing injera by hand in Ethiopia, and discovering why the United States sets a table unlike anywhere else on Earth. Every dish has a history. Every ingredient has a journey. And every meal, if you pay attention, is trying to tell you something about where it came from. Includes explorer journal pages, an Around-the-World Rice Bowl recipe, vivid full-color illustrations, and ten countries worth of food stories. For curious readers ages 7 to 12 who love food, culture, and discovering that the world is closer than they think. Let's explore the world one bite at a time. Discover the world one adventure at a time.