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Food and fantasy in early modern Japan [[electronic resource] /] / Eric C. Rath



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Autore: Rath Eric C. <1967-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Food and fantasy in early modern Japan [[electronic resource] /] / Eric C. Rath Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina: 394.120952
Soggetto topico: Cooking, Japanese - Social aspects
Food habits - Japan
Food - Social aspects - Japan
Soggetto geografico: Japan Social life and customs
Soggetto non controllato: 1400
1868
anthropology
asian cultural history
asian foods
culinary history
early modern food
early modern japan
fantasy food
food historians
food lovers
food rituals
food symbolism
food
gastronomic writings
history and food
japanese chefs
japanese cookbooks
japanese cooking styles
japanese cuisine
japanese culinary history
japanese dining customs
japanese recipes
medieval japan
nonfiction account
sashimi
shogun
social history
sushi
tempura
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 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 ryõrisho) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Food and fantasy in early modern Japan  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-27733-6
9786613277336
0-520-94765-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785570903321
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