Food Tourism in Asia

Description

This book draws together empirical research across a range of contemporary examples of food tourism phenomenon in Asia to provide a holistic picture of their role and influence. It encompasses case studies from around the pan-Asian region, including China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and India. The book specifically focuses on and explicitly includes a variety of perspectives of non-Western and Asian research contexts of food tourism by bringing multidisciplinary approaches to food tourism research and wider evidence of food and tourism in Asia. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Eating in Asia: Understanding Food Tourism and Its Perspectives in Asia (Eerang Park, Sangkyun Kim, Ian Yeoman)....Pages 3-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Kin kao laew reu young (‘Have You Eaten Rice Yet’)?: A New Perspective on Food and Tourism in Thailand (Tracy Berno, Glenn Dentice, Jutamas Jan Wisansing)....Pages 17-30 Consuming Food in Pre-industrial Korean Travel: Approaching from Veblen’s Conspicuous Consumption (Young-Sook Lee)....Pages 31-44 Street Food and Tourism: A Southeast Asian Perspective (Joan C. Henderson)....Pages 45-57 Cooking with Locals: A Food Tourism Trend in Asia? (Lee Jolliffe)....Pages 59-70 Front Matter ....Pages 71-71 From Third World to First World: Tourism, Food Safety and the Making of Modern Singapore (Can-Seng Ooi, Nicole Tarulevicz)....Pages 73-88 Festivalisation of Edible [Food] Heritage and Community Participation: From a Multi-stakeholder Perspective (Bokyung Kang, Eerang Park, Sangkyun Kim)....Pages 89-102 Ekiben, the Travelling Japanese Lunchbox: Promoting Regional Development and Local Identity Through Food Tourism (Atsuko Hashimoto, David J. Telfer)....Pages 103-122 Food Tourism, Policy and Sustainability: Behind the Popularity of Thai Food (Kaewta Muangasame, Eerang Park)....Pages 123-142 Cultural Manifestation of Food in Branding Destination: A Case of Khasi Food of Meghalaya, India (Saurabh Kumar Dixit, Hakamelamphylla Mawroh)....Pages 143-154 Front Matter ....Pages 155-155 What Matters to Japanese Udon Noodle Tourists? A Phenomenological Approach (Sangkyun Kim, Eerang Park)....Pages 157-169 Watching A Bite of China: The Impact of a Food and Culture Documentary on Previsit Perceptions and Expectations (Min Xu, Sangkyun Kim)....Pages 171-183 Front Matter ....Pages 185-185 Emerging Research Themes of Food Tourism in Asia: A Cognitive Mapping Perspective (Ian Yeoman, Sangkyun Kim, Eerang Park)....Pages 187-216 Back Matter ....Pages 217-219