The myth of washoku: a twisted discourse on the “uniqueness” of national food heritages

In 2013, Japan and Korea celebrated their first food culture registrations with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This paper first reviews the overall situation regarding washoku. Then, th...

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Main Author: Ryo Kohsaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Ethnic Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352618117300331