Flavors of Empire : Food and the Making of Thai America /

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"With a uniquely balanced combination of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavors, Thai food burst onto Los Angeles's culinary scene in the 1980s. Flavors of Empire examines the rise of Thai food and the way it shaped the racial and ethnic contours of Thai American identity and community. Ful...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Padoongpatt, Mark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thais > Social life and customs.
Thais > Social conditions.
Cooking, Thai.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
COOKING > General.
Thaïlandais > Californie > Los Angeles > Moeurs et coutumes.
Cuisine thaïlandaise.
Thaïlandais > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales.
Thais > California > Los Angeles > Social life and customs.
Thais > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
California > Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "One night in Bangkok" : food and the everyday life of empire
  • "Chasing the yum" : food procurement and early Thai Los Angeles
  • Too hot to handle? restaurants and Thai American identity
  • "More than a place of worship" : food festivals and Thai American suburban culture
  • Thailand's "77th province" : culinary tourism in Thai Town.

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