Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan

AvEric Rath

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

How did one dine with a shogun? Or make solid gold soup, sculpt with a fish, or turn seaweed into a symbol of happiness? In this fresh look at Japanese culinary history, Eric C. Rath delves into the writings of medieval and early modern Japanese chefs to answer these and other provocative questions, and to trace the development of Japanese cuisine from 1400 to 1868. Rath shows how medieval 'fantasy food' rituals - where food was revered as symbol rather than consumed - were continued by early modern writers. The book offers the first extensive introduction to Japanese cookbooks, recipe collections, and gastronomic writings of the period and traces the origins of dishes like tempura, sushi, and sashimi while documenting Japanese cooking styles and dining customs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-12-02
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:258
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520262270

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Kokböcker inom Mat och dryck

Mer om författaren

Eric C. Rath is Associate Professor of Japanese History at the University of Kansas and the author of The Ethos of Noh: Actors and their Art.

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"This volume is a cogent reminder that to truly understand the importance of food in our lives, we must examine not merely its material role, but also its symbolic significance." Choice "There is no English-language research on the subject of early modern Japanese cuisine as extensive or imaginative." -- David Eason/University at Albany, SUNY Social Science Japan Jrnl

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Japanese Cuisine, a Backward Journey 2. Of Knives and Men: Cutting Ceremonies and Cuisine 3. Ceremonial Banquets 4. The Barbarians' Cookbook 5. Food and Fantasy in Culinary Books 6. Menus for the Imagination 7. Deep Thought Wheat Gluten and Other Fantasy Foods Conclusion: After the Fantasies Appendix: The Southern Barbarians' Cookbook (Nanban ryorisho) Notes Bibliography Index

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