Culinary Historians NY: Slurp, Messy History of Ramen 5/19

Culinary Historians of New York

presents

The Slurpy, Messy History of Ramen

with
George Solt

Monday, May 19, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.

Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028

It seems a new ramen shop--or slurp shop--opens in every borough every month. The steaming bowls of rich, salty noodle soup, pursued by devotees with a cult-like fervor, have become an international symbol of the cultural prowess of Japanese cuisine.

Ramen’s popularity can be attributed to political and economic change on a global scale. Using declassified U.S. government documents and an array of Japanese sources, George Solt reveals ramen’s complex history and traces its meteoric rise from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture.

Slurping samples will be served.

George Solt is the author of The Untold History of Ramen: How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2014). He holds a PhD in history from University of California, San Diego, and is Assistant Professor of History at NYU. Solt’s work considers the connections between the political economic transformation and social reorganization of Japan in the modern era.

Location:
Park Avenue Methodist Church
106 East 86th St. (between Park and Lexington), 3rd floor (use door on right side of main entrance)
New York, New York 10028

Time:
6:30 pm Check-in and reception | 7:00 pm Lecture

Fee:
$25 CHNY Members | $22 CHNY Senior Members | $10 Students* | $40 Non-Members and Guests
*Please note new student rate for full-time students with ID

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