Tabemasho! Let's Eat!: A Tasty History of Japanese Food in America

by Gil Asakawa

Overview

Tabemasho! Let's Eat! is a tasty look at how Japanese food has evolved in America from an exotic and mysterious—even "gross"—cuisine to the peak of culinary popularity, with sushi sold in supermarkets across the country and ramen available in hipster restaurants everywhere. The author was born in Japan and raised in the U.S. and has eaten his way through this amazing food revolution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611720686
Publisher:	Stone Bridge Press
Publication date:	08/30/2022
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	1,065,568
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Gil Asakawa is the author of Being Japanese American (Stone Bridge Press). He is a nationally known journalist, blogger, and speaker about Japanese and Japanese American culture and history. He is also a foodie and an amateur chef who writes about food and posts photos of food on social media and on his blog, NikkeiView.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Get Hungry!

Chapter 1: Appetizers: The Ingredients That Make Up the Bento Box

Chapter 2: First Course: The "Big Three" Japanese Foods to Americans — Teriyaki, Sukiyaki and Tempura

Chapter 3: Entrees: Over a Century of Japanese Restaurants

Chapter 4: Japanese American adaptations including incarceration

Chapter 5: Rolling on: If you knew sushi like I knew sushi…

Chapter 6: Oodles of noodles: Udon, Soba and of course, Ramen, the “it” food

Chapter 7: Bowl me over: Anything on a bowl of rice is delicious

Chapter 8: Sweet dreams: Desserts from manju to mochi ice cream with a side trip to Hawaii

Chapter 9: Nomimono: Soft drinks, hard drinks and tea, lots of tea

Chapter 10: The real deal, Next on the menu, Fame and foodies

Glossary

Online Resources

Book List

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR BEING JAPANESE AMERICAN

"Being Japanese American is a superb guide to avoiding breaches of tact around Japanese friends, family, or visitors, regardless of one's own ethnic heritage or background, and is also chock-full of helpful ways to embrace, preserve, and treasure one's cultural identity."—Midwest Book Review

"Offers a great opportunity for JAs to process their feelings and experiences in relationship to other JAs who, through their stories and photos, share empathy and understanding."—Asian Reporter

"Teens who want to know a little more about contemporary Japanese American culture beyond all the history books about the World War II internment experience will find great information here..."—Voice of Youth Advocates, April 2005 Issue

"A must-read book that will delight you with its humor and amuse you with its insights; for non-Asian, a must-read book if you’re curious about what makes Japanese Americans tick."—John Tateishi, National Executive Director, Japanese American Citizens League

"Part history, part photo album, part cultural document, part memoir, part language lesson, even part cookbook, Being Japanese American is an entertaining primer on many aspects of the Japanese American experience."—BookDragon

"A lighthearted view into the unique lingo, idiosyncrasies and nuances of Japanese American life."—DiscoverNikkei.org

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