Slurp! a Social and Culinary History of Ramen: Japan's

Slurp! a Social and Culinary History of Ramen: Japan's Favorite Noodle Soup

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.
Country USA
Brand Brill
Manufacturer Global Oriental
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations, colour illu
ReleaseDate 2014-02-28
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9789004269279

Country	USA
Brand	Brill
Manufacturer	Global Oriental
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations, colour illu
ReleaseDate	2014-02-28
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9789004269279

Slurp! a Social and Culinary History of Ramen: Japan's Favorite Noodle Soup