Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA

by Robert Ji-Song Ku

Book Overview

California roll, Chinese take-out, American-made kimchi, dogmeat, monosodium glutamate, SPAM--all are examples of what Robert Ji-Song Ku calls "dubious" foods. Strongly associated with Asian and Asian American gastronomy, they are commonly understood as ersatz, depraved, or simply bad. In Dubious Gastronomy, Ku contends that these foods share a spiritual fellowship with Asians in the United States in that the Asian presence, be it culinary or corporeal,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824839978
• ISBN13: 9780824839970
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"