Toward “Translating the Foods of the World”

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Research Article| November 01 2021 Toward “Translating the Foods of the World”: A Gastronomica Call for Submissions Eric C. Rath Eric C. Rath Eric C. Rath is a professor of history at the University of Kansas, where he teaches courses on food history and premodern Japan. A specialist in traditional Japanese foodways, his books include Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan (University of California Press, 2010), Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity (Reaktion Books, 2016), and Oishii: The History of Sushi (Reaktion Books, 2021). He is currently writing a history of sake. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Gastronomica (2021) 21 (4): 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2021.21.4.51 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Eric C. Rath; Toward “Translating the Foods of the World”: A Gastronomica Call for Submissions. Gastronomica 1 November 2021; 21 (4): 51–53. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2021.21.4.51 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentGastronomica Search The Gastronomica Editorial Collective is launching a new section of the journal devoted to translations of culinary writings. In a first for any food studies journal, we hope this will not only provide first-time access to essential food texts originally composed in other languages but also initiate a conversation about the process of translating that sheds light on the strategies needed to convert food writings created in a specific cultural historical setting into accessible English. Another goal is to increase recognition for the labors of the translator to encourage more people to introduce foreign language culinary works to English readers. Translation in general needs to receive a higher profile because it is a task poorly rewarded for most scholars unless they are in a department of foreign languages and literature. With rare exceptions, translating a book will not earn... © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California2021 You do not currently have access to this content.