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Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan
Eric Rath
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Description for Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan
Hardback. Looks at Japanese culinary history, delving into the writings of medieval and early modern Japanese chefs. This book traces the development of Japanese cuisine from 1400 to 1868. It shows how medieval 'fantasy food' rituals - where food was revered as symbol rather than consumed - were continued by early modern writers. Num Pages: 258 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line drawings, 8 color images, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516. 258 pages, Illustrations. Looks at Japanese culinary history, delving into the writings of medieval and early modern Japanese chefs. This book traces the development of Japanese cuisine from 1400 to 1868. It shows how medieval 'fantasy food' rituals - where food was revered as symbol rather than consumed - were continued by early modern writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBT. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight: 516.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520262270
SKU
V9780520262270
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About Eric Rath
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.
Reviews for Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan
"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
David Eason/University at Albany, SUNY Social Science Japan Jrnl