The noodle narratives the global rise of an industrial food into the twenty-first century

Tasty, convenient, and cheap, instant noodles are one of the most remarkable industrial foods ever. Consumed around the world by millions, they appeal to young and old, affluent and impoverished alike. The authors examine the history, manufacturing, marketing, and consumption of instant noodles. By...

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Main Authors:	Errington, Frederick, Gewertz, Deborah, Fujikura, Tatsuro
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, Calif University of California Press 2013
Edition:	1
Subjects:	21st century anthropologists Anthropology asian foods capitalism cheap foods consumers cross cultural cultural anthropology demographic studies diverse populations food and culture food consumption food historians food industry food manufacturing food marketing food production globalization industrial food instant noodles Japan nonfiction Noodles Noodles > Social aspects > Japan Noodles > Social aspects > Papua New Guinea Noodles > Social aspects > United States Noodles industry Noodles industry > Social aspects > Japan Noodles industry > Social aspects > Papua New Guinea Noodles industry > Social aspects > United States Papua New Guinea postwar society poverty prison inmates Social aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social United States us purveyors food historians diverse populations prison inmates japan cultural anthropology united states us purveyors postwar society 21st century anthropologists demographic studies food industry industrial food food consumption capitalism consumers poverty food and culture instant noodles food production globalization noodles food manufacturing nonfiction social science papua new guinea food marketing asian foods cheap foods cross cultural
ISBN:	0520276337, 9780520276338, 9780520276345, 0520276345, 0520956672, 9780520956674
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Table of Contents:

The noodle narratives : the global rise of an industrial food into the twenty-first century -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Table -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Instant Noodles as Quotidian and Ubiquitous -- 1. The Taste of Something Good -- 2. Japanese Instant Noodles in the Market and on the Mind -- 3. What Instant Noodles Reflect and Affect in America -- 4. Instant Noodles for the Bottom of the Pyramid in Papua New Guinea -- 5. Making (and Unmaking?) a Big Food World -- Conclusion: Big Food for a Huge Population? -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations and Table Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION: 1: The Taste of Something Good 2: Japanese Instant Noodles in the Market and on the Mind 3: What Instant Noodles Reflect and Affect in America 4: Instant Noodles for the Bottom of the Pyramid in Papua New Guinea 5: Making (and Unmaking?) a Big Food World CONCLUSION: Notes References Index
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Table -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Instant Noodles as Quotidian and Ubiquitous -- 1. The Taste of Something Good -- 2. Japanese Instant Noodles in the Market and on the Mind -- 3. What Instant Noodles Reflect and Affect in America -- 4. Instant Noodles for the Bottom of the Pyramid in Papua New Guinea -- 5. Making (and Unmaking?) a Big Food World -- Conclusion: Big Food for a Huge Population? -- Notes -- References -- Index
Acknowledgments --
References --
Contents --
Index
3. What Instant Noodles Reflect and Affect in America --
5. Making (and Unmaking?) a Big Food World --
Conclusion: Big Food for a Huge Population? --
1. The Taste of Something Good --
Illustrations and Table --
4. Instant Noodles for the Bottom of the Pyramid in Papua New Guinea --
Frontmatter --
2. Japanese Instant Noodles in the Market and on the Mind --
Notes --
Introduction: Instant Noodles as Quotidian and Ubiquitous --