Nature, culture, and food in monsoon Asia. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Monsoon Asia no Food to Fudo.
• Further Information: Note: Satoshi Yokoyama, Jun Matsumoto, Hitoshi Araki, editors.
• Other Names: Yokoyama, Satoshi; Matsumoto, Jun; Araki, Hitoshi, 1964-
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Prologue -- The Nature and Culture of Food: Fudo in Monsoon Asia -- Introduction -- The Asian Monsoon and Monsoon Asia -- Fudo: The Relationship Between the Natural Environment and Human Beings -- Food: Agriculture, Processing, Cooking, and Eating -- The Composition of This Book -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Nature and Agriculture -- 1 Rainfall, Floods, and Rice Production in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rainfall Variability and Rice Production -- 3 Floods and Rice Cultivation System in Bangladesh -- 4 Conclusions Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Cultivation of Glutinous Rice in Northeast India, and Its Food Products -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environment and Rice Cultivation in Assam -- 3 Types of Glutinous Rice Products and Methods of Use -- 3.1 Types of Pitha and Preparation Methods -- 3.2 Types of Jolpan and Preparation Methods -- 3.3 Types of Rice Wines and Production Methods -- 4 Glutinous Rice Cultural Sphere in South Asia -- References -- 4 Fog and People in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction: The Road to Xishuangbanna -- 2 The Land of Fog, Xishuangbanna 2.1 Fog and the Dai People that Inhabit the Basin Floors -- 2.2 The History of Two Realms Divided by Fog -- 3 Livelihood Changes -- 3.1 Hani People Living in the Mountain -- 3.2 Dai People Living in the Basin Floors -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Food and Regionality -- 5 Yamato-Shijimi and Environmental Changes in Lake Jusanko, Northern Japan, Over the Past Several Thousand Years -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Locality of Corbicula Japonica in Lake Jusanko -- 3 Changes in the Topographical Environment of Lake Jusanko Over Long Time Scale -- 3.1 Borehole Core Dating 3.2 Lake Jusanko's Water Environment as Reconstructed from Fossils -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Natto in Mainland Southeast Asia -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theories on the Birthplace of Natto -- 3 Types of Natto in Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar -- 3.1 Types and Uses of Natto in Laos -- 3.2 Types and Uses of Natto in Thailand -- 3.3 Types and Uses of Natto in Myanmar -- 4 Regional Features of Natto Production in Mainland Southeast Asia -- 4.1 Changes in Method of Production -- 4.2 Features and Comparison of Mainland Southeast Asian Natto -- 5 Conclusion
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (183 pages)
• Subjects: 338.1/95; Food -- Environmental aspects -- Asia; Food industry and trade -- Asia; Climatic changes -- Asia; Climatic changes; Food industry and trade; Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811521133; 9811521131
• Related ISBNs: 9789811521126; 9811521123
• Notes: Note: References-2 Global Warming and Agricultural Production in Asia-Abstract-1 Introduction-2 Effects of Global Warming on Rice Production in Japan-3 Effects of Global Warming on Rice Production in Southeast Asia-3.1 Water Resources and Rice Cultivation in Monsoon Asia-3.2 Effects on Northeastern Thailand-3.3 Effects on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam-4 Prediction of Rice Production in Monsoon Asia and Various Issues-4.1 Necessity of Perspective from Crop Physiology-4.2 Necessity of Perspective Besides Agronomics and Climatology/Meteorology for Research-5 Conclusion; Note: Print version record.
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