@Scalar42, do you understand Cinese or any other non-English languages? That would be great. As librarians we are helping each other so we can work even more on the languages we know. A Chinese thread exists, but help with that is always appreciated. Would this also be something for you? See here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The original: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Info of the translated edition:
* Title: 蕎麥麵、鰻魚、天婦羅、壽司: 江戶四大美食的誕生
* Author(s) name(s): 飯野亮一 (author), 陳令嫻 (translator)
* ISBN (or ASIN): 9789570532395
* Publisher: 臺灣商務印書館股份有限公司
* Publication Date: 2019/11/07
* Page count: 352
* Format: Softcover
* Description: 江戶是東京的古稱,經過德川幕府大力整建之後,在十八世紀,人口已經超過一百萬人,是當時世界最大的都市之一,可與同時代大英帝國的首都倫敦匹敵。
江戶時代因外食需求激增,誕生了獨特的江戶屋台(路邊攤)文化。江戶街頭林立各類小吃攤,每個攤子都生意興隆,而其中又以蕎麥麵、鰻魚、天婦羅、壽司這四種料理特別受到歡迎。因此本書所要探索的四大美食:蕎麥麵、鰻魚、天婦羅、壽司,共同點便是「都由路邊攤起家」。我們將追蹤這四大美食在兩百年前的江戶是如何崛起並持續一路發光發熱,以及為何直到今日都仍是日本國內外美食排行榜的前段班。
這四種料理雖然更早之前就有人食用,但至今仍受歡迎的料理方式卻是定型於江戶時代,所以有人說:「想要了解日本的飲食文化起源,必得從江戶時代看起。」
我們將跟著本書一起穿越時空,回到江戶時代,從歷史、文化著眼,搭配大量圖畫與詩歌,在視覺與聽覺的饗宴中,見證江戶人熱愛美食、追求美食的極致,深刻感受江戶美食四大天王的魅力。
* Language (for non-English books): Traditional Chinese
Thank you!