[Sca-cooks] MisRepresenting the Outlands

[Elaine Koogler]

There does not appear, at least at this point, to be a period Japanese
source.  However there is one that dates to about 1640.  A friend of mine
has translated it and we are currently pursuing a means to publish it.  Part
of the problem is that the version we acquired came from the V&A, and
getting permission to publish our translation of the book, along with some
redactions/interpretations of some of the recipes and a
historical/commentary section is proving to be very difficult.  Several of
us involved in the project have shared some of the recipes at symposia,
etc., but we have not published the entire work anywhere.

Beyond that, there are a couple of books about Japanese culinary history
that have proved to be very helpful, the best of which is Ishige Naomichi.
The History and Culture of Japanese Food.  Using this book, I have been able
to find listings of period foods. What I have done is to locate modern
recipes (from Japanese cookbooks that are traditional in nature, like Tsuji
Shizuo's *Japanese Cooking:  A Simple Art.  *I know this isn't the best way
to do a period feast but in the absence of period texts, this is as good as
it gets.  Also, there are many dishes that were served in period that have
survived in the cuisine to this day.

Kiri

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 8:43 PM, David Friedman <ddfr at daviddfriedman.com>wrote:

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>  For instance, the lunch at 12th night 10 was half Japanese in honor
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> Is there a period Japanese source available at this point in English
> translation? Or are we stuck with recreating from literary mentions and the
> like?
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