Books by Katarzyna J. Cwiertka

By documenting, analysing and interpreting the transformations in the local diets of Asian peoples within the last hundred years, this volume tries to pinpoint the consequences of the tension between homogenisation and cultural heterogenisation.

Over the years the popularity of Japanese food in the West has increased immeasurably. This book explores the origins of Japanese cuisine as we know it today, investigating the transformations and developments food culture in Japan has undergone since the late nineteenth century.