Ramen – A Japanese National Dish with Chinese National Heritage

Authors

  • Barak Kushner University of Cambridge Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28471

Keywords:

Ramen, noodles, japan, iconic dishes, food cultures, dining customs, dining etiquette, culinary practices, preparations & techniques, Noodle Soup, instant foods, globalization, recipe evolution & standardization, China, origins, food and poliitcs, national identity, adaptation, cultural transmission

Abstract

The article is a reworking, by the author, of the first chapter of Slurp! A Social and Culinary History of Ramen – Japan’s Favorite Noodle Soup which was published in 2012 by Brill. It provides a history of traditional ramen as well as its offshoot, instant noodles. 

Author Biography

  • Barak Kushner, University of Cambridge

    Barak Kushner teaches modern Japanese history in the Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (formerly the Faculty of Oriental Studies) at the University of Cambridge and has a PhD in History from Princeton University. He has written lots on Japanese history and of course, Slurp!, see below.

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Published

2013-07-01

Issue

PPC 98 (2013)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Kushner, Barak. 2013. “Ramen – A Japanese National Dish With Chinese National Heritage”. Petits Propos Culinaires, July, 46-61. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28471.