{"product_id":"food-and-fantasy-in-early-modern-japan-hardcover","title":"Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Rath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFood and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh look at Japanese cuisine through its pre-modern to early modern history. Rath's treatment of the cuisines that existed in the world of the shoguns and what these reflect of taste and aesthetics, life and politics, offers lush detail. We have a taste of the meals that may have only existed in the hungry imaginations of writers.--Merry White, author of \u003ci\u003ePerfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric C. Rath\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Japanese History at the University of Kansas and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ethos of Noh: Actors and their Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751396311328,"sku":"9780520262270","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99db8c3af89995e1eb6e0b4ea26b7bfb.webp?v=1779972269","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/food-and-fantasy-in-early-modern-japan-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}