Eating Korean in America: Gastronomic Ethnography of Authenticity (Food in Asia and the Pacific)
Can food be both national and global at the same time? What happens when a food with a national identity travels beyond the boundaries of a nation? What makes a food authentically national and yet American or broader global? With these questions in mind, Sonia Ryang explores the world of Korean food in four American locations, Iowa City, …
Eating Korean in America: Gastronomic Ethnography of Authenticity (Food in Asia and the Pacific)
Can food be both national and global at the same time? What happens when a food with a national identity travels beyond the boundaries of a nation? What makes a food authentically national and yet American or broader global? With these questions in mind, Sonia Ryang explores the world of Korean food in four American locations, Iowa City, …
The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen Rikyu
Almost a millennium before the perfection of chado (the Way of Tea) by Sen Rikyu (1522-1591), the Chinese scholar-official Lu Yu (d. 785) wrote exhaustively about tea and its virtues. Grand Tea Master Sen Soshitsu begins his examination of tea’s origins and development from the eighth century through the Heian and medieval eras. This volume illustrates that modes …
Brewed in Japan: The Evolution of the Japanese Beer Industry
This book is the very first in English to explore beer’s steady rise to become Japan’s “beverage of the masses.” Based on his extensive translations of Japanese-language source material, author Jeffrey W. Alexander reveals how Japanese brewers adopted and domes- ticated beer in just a few generations, despite its entirely foreign origins.Brewed in Japan explores the start of …
The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii’s Culinary Heritage (A Kolowalu Book)
Hawaii has one of the richest culinary heritages in the United States. Where else would you find competitions for the best saimin, sushi, Portuguese sausage, laulau, plate lunch, kim chee, dim sum, shave ice, and hamburgers? Hawaii’s contemporary regional cuisine (affectionately known as Local Food by residents) is a truly amazing fusion of diverse culinary influences. In The …