Meshi : a personal history of Japanese food
Arguile, Katherine Tamiko2022
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For Katherine Tamiko Arguile, the Japanese food her mother cooked was a portal to a part of her that sometimes felt lost in the past. In Japan, food is never just food: it expresses a complex and fascinating history, and is tied to tradition and spirituality intrinsic to Japanese culture. Exploring the meals of her childhood through Japan's twenty-four sekki (seasons), Katherine untangles the threads of meaning, memory and ritual woven through every glistening bowl of rice, every tender slice of sashimi and each steaming cup of green tea. With rich, visceral prose, vivid insight and searing emotional honesty, Meshi ('rice' or 'meal') reveals the culture and spirit of one of the world's most beloved cuisines.
Main title:
Meshi : a personal history of Japanese food / Katherine Tamiko Arguile.
Author:
Arguile, Katherine Tamiko, author
Imprint:
South Melbourne, VIC ; Boon Wurrung Country : Affirm Press, 2022.©2022
Collation:
408 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Nanigoto ni mo shun ga aru = To everything, a season -- Usui = Rainwater -- Keichitsu = Insects awaken -- Shunbun = Spring equinox -- Seimei = Pure and clear -- Koku = Grain rains -- Rikka = Beginning of summer -- Shoman = Lesser ripening -- Boshu = Grain beards and seeds -- Geshi = Summer solstice -- Shosho = Lesser heat -- Taisho = Greater heat -- Risshu = Beginning of autumn -- Shosho = Manageable heat -- Hakuro = White dew -- Shubun = Autumn equinox -- Kanro = Cold dew -- Soko = Frost falls -- Ritto = Beginning of winter -- Shosetshu = Lesser snow -- Taisetsu = Greater snow -- Toji = Winter solstice -- Shokan = Lesser cold -- Daikan = Greater cold -- Risshun = Birth of spring.
ISBN:
9781922400703 (hbk)9781922400703
Dewey class:
641.5952641.595
Language:
English
Subject:
Arguile, Katherine Tamiko -- FamilyArguile, Katherine TamikoSeasonal cooking -- JapanSeasons -- JapanCooking, JapaneseCooking, Japanese -- Social aspectsFood habits -- JapanWomen journalists -- Japan -- BiographyWomen authors, Japanese -- BiographyRacially mixed people -- Japan -- BiographyJapanese -- Australia -- BiographyFamilies -- Japan -- BiographyFamilies -- England -- BiographyJapan -- Social life and customsEngland -- Social life and customsPersonal narrativesAutobiographiesCookbooks
BRN:
511891
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 641.595 ARG | Onloan - Due: 14 Aug 2024 |