The untold history of ramen : how political crisis in Japan spawned a global food craze / George Solt.
Material type: TextSeries: California studies in food and cultureCopyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780520958371
- 0520958373
- 1306498465
- 9781306498463
- 9780520277564
- 0520277562
- 9780520282353
- 0520282353
- 641.82/20952 23
- TX809.N65
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen has become an international symbol of the cultural prowess of Japanese cuisine. In this highly original account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan, George Solt traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Ramen's popularity can be attributed to political and economic change on a global scale. Using declassified U.S. government documents and an array of Japanese sources, Solt reveals how the creation of a black market for American wheat imports during the U.S. o.
Title -- Copyright -- Epigraph -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. National Food -- 1. Street Life: Chinese Noodles for Japanese Workers -- 2. Not an Easy Road: Black Market Ramen and the U.S. Occupation -- 3. Move On Up: Fuel for Rapid Growth -- 4. Like It Is, Like It Was: Rebranding Ramen -- 5. Flavor of the Month: American Ramen and "Cool Japan" -- Conclusion. Time Will Tell: A Food of Opposition -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
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