Culinary Globalization in Delhi: Filipino Sushi Chefs as Cultural Intermediaries
Culinary globalization in Indian cities has resulted in new patterns of food consumption and production. Aside from the increasing presence of global franchises such as Costa Coffee, McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken, local and foreign entrepreneurs have established restaurants that offer variou...
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| description | Culinary globalization in Indian cities has resulted in new patterns of food consumption and production. Aside from the increasing presence of global franchises such as Costa Coffee, McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken, local and foreign entrepreneurs have established restaurants that offer various national cuisines. In Delhi, for example, Japanese-themed restaurants cater to the city’s growing appetite for new culinary experiences. So far our knowledge of culinary globalization in Indian cities has focused on consumption: How emerging gastronomic patterns relate to identity formations. The production of cuisines as part of the city’s culinary globalization is rarely explored. In this paper, I focus on the role of Filipino ‘sushi chefs’ as cultural intermediaries who localize Japanese cuisine. This paper discusses their emergent practices of cultural mediation, namely adapting to local taste, peer mentoring and communicative labor. I argue that such practices of cultural mediation point to the social dynamics of cultural production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1022974f4df4d8a9acf19f690b15d7b2023-06-19T09:36:34ZengWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies2717-54132717-57662023-01-01040110.1142/S2717541323500067Culinary Globalization in Delhi: Filipino Sushi Chefs as Cultural IntermediariesJOZON A. LORENZANACulinary globalization in Indian cities has resulted in new patterns of food consumption and production. Aside from the increasing presence of global franchises such as Costa Coffee, McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken, local and foreign entrepreneurs have established restaurants that offer various national cuisines. In Delhi, for example, Japanese-themed restaurants cater to the city’s growing appetite for new culinary experiences. So far our knowledge of culinary globalization in Indian cities has focused on consumption: How emerging gastronomic patterns relate to identity formations. The production of cuisines as part of the city’s culinary globalization is rarely explored. In this paper, I focus on the role of Filipino ‘sushi chefs’ as cultural intermediaries who localize Japanese cuisine. This paper discusses their emergent practices of cultural mediation, namely adapting to local taste, peer mentoring and communicative labor. I argue that such practices of cultural mediation point to the social dynamics of cultural production.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2717541323500067Cultural intermediariesIndian food waysFilipino chefsculinary globalizationJapanese cuisine |
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| title | Culinary Globalization in Delhi: Filipino Sushi Chefs as Cultural Intermediaries |
| title_full | Culinary Globalization in Delhi: Filipino Sushi Chefs as Cultural Intermediaries |
| title_fullStr | Culinary Globalization in Delhi: Filipino Sushi Chefs as Cultural Intermediaries |
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| title_short | Culinary Globalization in Delhi: Filipino Sushi Chefs as Cultural Intermediaries |
| title_sort | culinary globalization in delhi filipino sushi chefs as cultural intermediaries |
| topic | Cultural intermediaries Indian food ways Filipino chefs culinary globalization Japanese cuisine |
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