{"product_id":"the-essence-of-japanese-cuisine-michael-ashkenazi-9780812235661","title":"The Essence of Japanese Cuisine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It was a most exquisite repast, a veritable feast of the senses.\" Such is the fond memory of Michael Ashkenazi and Jeanne Jacob of a late summer meal in Japan which in every taste, texture, and aesthetic detail signaled the turning of the season. Vividly describing this and countless other fine meals, \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Japanese Cuisine\u003c\/i\u003e seats the reader at a table rich in culinary tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom menu arrangement to cooking techniques, course selection to entertainment styles, \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Japanese Cuisine\u003c\/i\u003e studies 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 shop advertisements to classical writings and paintings, Ashkenazi and Jacob analyze 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. Their personal experiences as diners serve as sensory tools for examining Japanese cuisine and its place in Japanese society, and they draw as well on Japanese and other culinary studies from such writers as Goody, Harris, Brillat-Savarin, Fisher, Ishige, and Mennell. The book concludes by assessing some of the lessons that can be learned from the Japanese dining experience, especially as Japanese cuisine takes its place among world foods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ashkenazi, Jeanne Jacob\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812235665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812235661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2001 pg. 1646\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 206","brand":"Michael Ashkenazi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992477532415,"sku":"9780812235661","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efb298e9-3cda-4289-8358-101ec11d7c6e.jpg?v=1683319160","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essence-of-japanese-cuisine-michael-ashkenazi-9780812235661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}