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Dubious Gastronomy

The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA

Dubious Gastronomy( )
Author: Ku, Robert Ji-Song
Series title:Food in Asia and the Pacific Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8248-3921-5
Publication Date:Dec 2013
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $42.00
Book Description:

California roll, Chinese take-out, American-made kimchi, dogmeat, monosodium glutamate, SPAM--all are examples of what Robert Ji-Song Ku calls "dubious" foods. Strongly associated with Asian and Asian American gastronomy, they are commonly understood as ersatz, depraved, or simply bad. In Dubious Gastronomy, Ku contends that these foods share a spiritual fellowship with Asians in the United States in that the Asian presence, be it culinary or corporeal, is often considered...
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Book Details
Pages:302
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Agriculture & Food
Cooking / Essays & Narratives
Cooking / Regional & Cultural / Asian
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches
Book Weight:1.4 Pounds



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