Food Culture of Southeast Asia : Perspectives of Social Science and Food Science

This book represents a unique collection of food studies from the perspective of both social and food science. This book describes the current situation of food cultures in Southeast Asia and consists of six chapters which explain the cases of Thailand and Indonesia. The selected case studies are illustrative of ten scholars from various disciplines and nationalities. The multidisciplinary approaches help readers understand how the food culture in Southeast Asia changes and show the domi- nant factors driving those changes. This book is suitable for students who are interested in food culture, general readers, and foodies. Front Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Imprint......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 4 Acknowledgement......Page 9 1 Introduction - Wahyudi David and Daniel Kofahl......Page 10 2 Amazing Thailand – Another Look at an Ever Changing Food Culture - Marin Trenk......Page 17 Regional Cuisines......Page 20 Beginnings and “Indianization”......Page 21 Where's the Chili?......Page 25 Streetfood......Page 26 International Exchanges......Page 27 "Thai Soul" - The Rise of Isan Foodways......Page 29 Current Trends and Transformations......Page 30 Less Rice......Page 32 Sugar, Sugar......Page 34 "Please, not so spicy!"......Page 36 Insects......Page 37 Concluding Remarks......Page 39 Footnotes......Page 40 References......Page 42 3 Food transition and food consumption of urban and rural in West Sumatra, Indonesia - Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Deddi Prima Putra, Ika Ramadani......Page 45 Anthropometric and blood pressure assessments......Page 47 Nutritional Status......Page 49 Food and nutrients consumption......Page 50 Relationship between Food consumption and Cardiovascular disease risk......Page 53 Nutritional Status and Food Consumption......Page 55 Nutrition transition......Page 58 Diet Related - Non Communicable Diseases......Page 61 Acknowledgment......Page 62 References......Page 63 4 Thanksgiving in Minahasa (North Sulawesi) - Trina E. Tallei, Ardianto Tola, Maryam Lamadirisi......Page 66 Food as Cultural Symbol......Page 68 Thanksgiving in Minahasa......Page 72 Type of Foods Served at Pengucapan......Page 75 Factors that Influence Food Choice......Page 77 Concluding Remarks......Page 80 References......Page 81 5 Food culture in Thailand from OTOP to industrialized food products - Tosporn Namhong......Page 84 Fried Gourmi fish......Page 86 Fried peanut mixed with herbs......Page 87 Salted eggs......Page 88 Durian crisps......Page 89 Sweet Turnip / Salted Turnip......Page 90 Golden dried longan......Page 91 Powdered coconut palm sugar......Page 92 6 Food system or dietary pattern changes in Indonesia? Organic food system as an example - Wahyudi David......Page 94 Organic Food......Page 95 Stakeholders in food systems......Page 97 Consumers......Page 98 Organic rice as example......Page 100 Organic rice consumption......Page 103 Organic Food System......Page 105 Conclusion......Page 106 Reference......Page 107 7 Conclusion: looking to the future - Wahyudi David and Daniel Kofahl......Page 112 Ardianto Tola......Page 115 Daniel Kofahl......Page 116 Ika Ramadani......Page 117 Maryam Lamadirisi......Page 118 Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto......Page 119 Trina Tallei......Page 120 Tosporn Namhong......Page 121 Wahyudi David......Page 122 Abstract......Page 123 Back Cover......Page 124