Author:
Ashkenazi, Michael.
Imprint:Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania, c2000.
Descriptionxv, 252 p., [8] p. of plates ; ill., map ; 23 cm.
Note:Map of Japan -- Redefining Japanese food -- Framewook for discussion -- Japanese food and its background -- Food events and their meaning -- Food preparation styles -- Food Loci -- Aesthetics in the world of Japanese food -- Learning the Cultural rules -- Art of dining -- Japan's Food Culture: dimensions and contradictions.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.
Bibliography Note:Includes filmography: p.248.
Note:"From menu arrangement to cooking techniques, course selection to entertainment styles, THe essence of Japanese Cuisine studies the the Japanese meal and the historical, social, and economic principles that underpin Japanese food culture. Drawing from extensive fieldwork, surveys and sources ranging from contemporary advertisements to classical writing and paintings, Ashkenazi and Jacob analyse how meals are structured, where food is prepared, where it is consumed, and what rituals and cultural rules define the art of the Japanese food event." ---book jacket
