Episode 70 - Japanese Archaeology and Food

It’s the second half of our two-episode series on Japan! This week, Amber and Anna explore some of the traditions and material culture surrounding Japanese food. We research rice, sample sake, banter about bento, and MAYBE MAKE THE BEST SERIES OF PUNS EVER HEARD ON THE SHOW.

Rice in Japan: History, Kinds of Rice and Cooking and Eating Rice (Facts and Details)

How Japanese Traditions Work (How Stuff Works)

Rice: It's More Than Food In Japan (Stanford SPICE)

A Brief History of Japanese Sake (Culture Trip)

Brewing Behind Barbed Wire: An Archaeology of Saké at Amache (Digital Commons @ DU)

The Japanese Ghost Town Buried Deep in a Canadian Forest (Gastro Obscura)

The controversial history of the bento box (Timeline)

Sampuru: Japanese Food Models (Tofugo)

The Japanese Tea Ceremony (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The Story Behind the Japanese Tea Ceremony (Culture Trip)

Ancient Pottery Reveals Japanese Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish (SciNews)

Photo credit: Yoshinogawa Sake Brewery Museum "Hisagotei", a museum about Sake brewing in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, by Norio Nakayama,  licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.