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Chopsticks : a cultural and culinary history /
"Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of the world's population using them daily to eat. In this vibrant, highly original account of the history of chopsticks, Q. Edward Wang charts t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Plates; Timeline; Map of East Asia; 1 Introduction ; 2 Why chopsticks? Their origin and original function ; 3 Dish, rice or noodle? The changing use of chopsticks ; 4 Forming a chopsticks cultural sphere: Vietnam, Japan, Korea and beyond ; 5 Using chopsticks: customs, manners and etiquette ; 6 A pair inseparable: chopsticks as gift, metaphor and symbol ; 7 "Bridging" food cultures in the world ; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.