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The noodle narratives [[electronic resource]] : the global rise of an industrial food into the twenty-first century / / Frederick Errington, Tatsuro Fujikura, and Deborah Gewertz



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Autore: Errington Frederick Karl Visualizza persona
Titolo: The noodle narratives [[electronic resource]] : the global rise of an industrial food into the twenty-first century / / Frederick Errington, Tatsuro Fujikura, and Deborah Gewertz Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 p.)
Disciplina: 338.4/7664755
Soggetto topico: Noodles industry - Social aspects - Japan
Noodles industry - Social aspects - United States
Noodles industry - Social aspects - Papua New Guinea
Noodles - Social aspects - Japan
Noodles - Social aspects - United States
Noodles - Social aspects - Papua New Guinea
Soggetto non controllato: 21st century
anthropologists
asian foods
capitalism
cheap foods
consumers
cross cultural
cultural anthropology
demographic studies
diverse populations
food and culture
food consumption
food historians
food industry
food manufacturing
food marketing
food production
globalization
industrial food
instant noodles
japan
nonfiction
noodles
papua new guinea
postwar society
poverty
prison inmates
social science
united states
us purveyors
Altri autori: TatsuroFuzikura  
GewertzDeborah B. <1948->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Table -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Instant Noodles as Quotidian and Ubiquitous -- 1. The Taste of Something Good -- 2. Japanese Instant Noodles in the Market and on the Mind -- 3. What Instant Noodles Reflect and Affect in America -- 4. Instant Noodles for the Bottom of the Pyramid in Papua New Guinea -- 5. Making (and Unmaking?) a Big Food World -- Conclusion: Big Food for a Huge Population? -- Notes -- References -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Tasty, convenient, and cheap, instant noodles are one of the most remarkable industrial foods ever. Consumed around the world by millions, they appeal to young and old, affluent and impoverished alike. The authors examine the history, manufacturing, marketing, and consumption of instant noodles. By focusing on three specific markets, they reveal various ways in which these noodles enable diverse populations to manage their lives. The first market is in Japan, where instant noodles have facilitated a major transformation of post-war society, while undergoing a seemingly endless tweaking in flavors, toppings, and packaging in order to entice consumers. The second is in the United States, where instant noodles have become important to many groups including college students, their nostalgic parents, and prison inmates. The authors also take note of "heavy users," a category of the chronically hard-pressed targeted by U.S. purveyors. The third is in Papua New Guinea, where instant noodles arrived only recently and are providing cheap food options to the urban poor, all the while transforming them into aspiring consumers. Finally, this study examines the global "Big Food" industry. As one of the food system's singular achievements, the phenomenon of instant noodles provides insight into the pros and cons of global capitalist provisioning.
Titolo autorizzato: The noodle narratives  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-27634-5
0-520-95667-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779885503321
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