Slurp! : a social and culinary history of Ramen - Japan's favorite noodle soup
Language: engl Publication details: Leiden Global Oriental 2014 Description: xix, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9004269274Subject(s): Noodles--Japan | Noodles--Japan--History | Pasta products--Japan--HistorySummary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: Ramen, Japan's noodle soup, is a microcosm of Japan and its historical relations with China. The long evolution of ramen helps us enter the history of cuisine in Japan, charting how food and politics combined as a force within Sino-Japan relations. Cuisine in East Asia plays a significant political role, at times also philosophical, economic, and social. Ramen is a symbol of the relationship between the two major forces in East Asia - what started as a Chinese food product ended up almost 1,000 years later as the emblem of modern Japanese cuisine. This book explains that history - from myths about food in ancient East Asia to the transfer of medieval food technology to Japan, to today's ramen ""popular culture""."| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ramen, Japan's noodle soup, is a microcosm of Japan and its historical relations with China. The long evolution of ramen helps us enter the history of cuisine in Japan, charting how food and politics combined as a force within Sino-Japan relations. Cuisine in East Asia plays a significant political role, at times also philosophical, economic, and social. Ramen is a symbol of the relationship between the two major forces in East Asia - what started as a Chinese food product ended up almost 1,000 years later as the emblem of modern Japanese cuisine. This book explains that history - from myths about food in ancient East Asia to the transfer of medieval food technology to Japan, to today's ramen ""popular culture""."
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