Series | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Edited book | Italy-Japan: Dialogues on Food
Chapter | Savoring Authenticity: Food Consumption and Nostalgia in Japan
Savoring Authenticity: Food Consumption and Nostalgia in Japan
Abstract
The Japanese culinary tradition and contemporary food-related values are often characterised by an emotional and evocative tone that can be traced back to nostalgia, a global multidimensional phenomenon that blends cultural anxieties, sentimental values and sense of place. The desire to remember home through food consumption, as a valuable way of approaching the past, enables the construction or redefinition of ethnic identities, cultural boundaries and a sense of uniqueness. This paper offers some introductory reflections on present-day practices and affective aspects related to Japanese food culture from the point of view of their symbolic meaning in media narratives.
Submitted: June 10, 2021 | Accepted: July 13, 2021 | Published Dec. 22, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Japan • Anthropology • Nostalgia • Media narratives • Food consumption • Symbolic meaning
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