Chopsticks : a cultural and culinary history / Q. Edward Wang.

By:

Wang, Q. Edward, 1958-

Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2015]Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781107023963 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

394.1/2 23

LOC classification:

GT2949 .W36 2015

Other classification:

HIS003000

Summary: "Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of the world's population using them daily to eat. In this vibrant, highly original account of the history of chopsticks, Q. Edward Wang charts their evolution from a simple eating implement in ancient times to their status as a much more complex, cultural symbol today. "-- Provided by publisher.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	GT2949 .W36 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001358802

"Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of the world's population using them daily to eat. In this vibrant, highly original account of the history of chopsticks, Q. Edward Wang charts their evolution from a simple eating implement in ancient times to their status as a much more complex, cultural symbol today. "-- Provided by publisher.

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