Meshi

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Author
Katherine Tamiko Arguile
Publisher
Affirm Press
Genre
Non Fiction
Released
12 April, 2022
ISBN
9781922400703

Meshi

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Synopsis

For Katherine Tamiko Arguile, the Japanese food her mother cooked was a portal to a part of her that sometimes felt lost in the past. In Japan, food is never just food: it expresses a complex and fascinating history, and is tied to tradition and spirituality intrinsic to Japanese culture.

Exploring the meals of her childhood through Japan’s twenty-four sekki (seasons), Katherine untangles the threads of meaning, memory and ritual woven through every glistening bowl of rice, every tender slice of sashimi and each steaming cup of green tea.

With rich, visceral prose, vivid insight and searing emotional honesty, Meshi (‘rice’ or ‘meal’) reveals the culture and spirit of one of the world’s most beloved cuisines.

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Utterly Delicious: Read an Extract from Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile

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27 April 2022

Utterly Delicious: Read an Extract from Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile

    The Power of Food: Read Our Review of Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile

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    20 April 2022

    The Power of Food: Read Our Review of Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile

      Katherine Tamiko Arguile
      About the author

      Katherine Tamiko Arguile

      Born and raised in Tokyo, Katherine Tamiko Arguile is an Anglo-Japanese author and arts journalist living in Adelaide, where she runs a small coffee business with her partner, which she juggles alongside her arts journalism and writing career.Along the winding road to becoming an author she’s worked in art galleries, as an advertising executive, complementary health practitioner, marketing manager and a ‘Sneaker Pimp’ for Adidas. She was once a club DJ and flamenco dancer but now loves the quieter pursuits of baking, printmaking, gardening, yoga and long-distance running.Katherine has won various writing awards, and her prize-winning short stories have been published in several anthologies. The Things She Owned was written for a PhD at the University of Adelaide, and is Katherine’s first novel.

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