Eating Korean in America: Gastronomic Ethnography of Authenticity

by Sonia Ryang

Book Overview

Can food be both national and global at the same time? What happens when a food with a national identity travels beyond the boundaries of a nation? What makes a food authentically national and yet American or broader global?

With these questions in mind, Sonia Ryang explores the world of Korean food in four American locations, Iowa City, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Hawaii (Kona and Honolulu). Ryang visits restaurants and grocery stores in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824839358
• ISBN13: 9780824839352
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"