About food related video and my book 2

Hi : )

Let me introduce this video.

This video tells about "What does the world eat for breakfast?".
The breakfast around the world is introduced.

We can understand the deferences of food culture even if we look only at the breakfast.

Why are these deferences born?

This answer is written on the book which I introduced before on this blog.

The book says "Culture has a pervasive influence on human diet; it affects what we eat, when we eat, how we prepare our food, and with whom we share it."
And then, the book  refers to the term "culture".

"culture" used to describe the meanings, knowledge, values, and norms shared by a specific group of people.
But now, it refers to the set of norms, beliefs, values, and other conventional understandings shared by members of a specific identifiable social group, such as an ethnic group, class, professional organization, corporation, or discipline.

When we travel to other countries, we can notice that foods considered a delicacy in one society may provoke pleasure or disgust in another.
Accepting the food of the country leads to understanding of the culture.

I think food and culture have deep bonds.
We should respect each culture.


After watching this video, the breakfast that I was interested in was Mexican breakfast.
I saw it for the first time!!
I will try to eat it next time.

I think it is important to challenge food that you haven't eaten before without hesitation.
If you challenge it, you can obtain new field of vision.

Chanoma cafe

Last day, I went to an interesting cafe.

The cafe is called " Chanoma-cafe".
"Chanoma" means "Japanese living room".

This cafe is based on Japanese traditional culture.

The interesting point of this cafe is the seats are mattresses.

So, the customers take off their shoes and get on the mattresses, and then they eat while lying down.

The table is a round board on the mattresses.

We can relax and eat as if we are totally in our home.

In my case, I forgot time and I was in this cafe for 4 hours...

I ate some french toasts with strawberry and soy milk whip cream and a green tea and coconut parfait.

They were very delicious.

I was not kept waiting very much before these sweets were served.
The menu of food was substantial and the type of food was not decided.
So, they were Japanese food such as "Donburi", Italian food, and junk food such as french fries in the menu.

Because the atmosphere of this cafe is very good and the sweets is delicious, I want to go there once again.

The point that we should be careful about is this cafe is crowded on Saturday and Sunday and a holiday  and then we have to wait for a while  because this cafe is very famous.

I recommend to go to this cafe week days because  it is relatively not crowded on weekdays.

By all means, everyone please try and go : )



"Chanoma-cafe"
Japan, Yokohama Akarenga Souko, Building No.2, The third floor.

About my book 1

Hi.

My name is Shiori Sano.

 I'm studying about food culture at a Japanese university.
I established this blog to make use of the knowledge that I learned by my class.

Recently, I borrowed a book to study in a library.

So, I'll introduce my book I chose.

This is "THE CULTURAL FEAST: An Introduction to Food and Society" written by Carol A. Bryant, Kathleen M. DeWalt, Anita Courtney, and Jeffery H. Schwartz.
This is published in 2003.

The reason I chose this book is I'm interested in learning  about the origins of the eating habits of people around the world.

This book tells the complex matrix of technological, social, and ideological factors that influence human food system and the impact that food has on our social, political, and economic structures.

I'll go on reading this and then I want to think about difference between Japan and world food culture.
Also, I want to introduce interesting food culture in Japan on this blog.