The Transition of Taiwanese Dietary Culture during the Japanese Colonization (1895~1945)8213Dietary Hygiene of Daily Life―
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
Author(s)
Huang, Tzu-Wei
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to explore the transition of Taiwanese dietary culture and the interaction between the Taiwanese and the Japanese during the Japanese Colonization. The study is mainly divided into two parts: One is the observation of the transition; the other is the impact of the transition on Taiwanese society. In this paper, “dietary culture” means the dietary experience people getting from having orderly daily lives. This study focuses on what social norms and rules made Taiwanese people come to a hygienic and modern dietary life. Must culture change from interaction? To the question, this study discusses from four perspectives: First, what was the Taiwanese dietary culture in the early colonial period? Second, what dietary norms did the Japanese colonial government establish due to the dietary culture? Third, what changes did Taiwanese people make due to the norms? Fourth, how has the dietary interaction between Taiwanese and the Japanese stayed in Taiwan? These are the key points of this study. The study discovered that Taiwanese did not attach importance to dietary hygiene in the early colonial period. In order to improve this situation, the colonial government developed a series of policies on hygienic education, and implemented them strictly. This not only reduced the number of illnesses and deaths, but also influenced the daily life of Taiwanese in many respects. Economically, the changes due to the dietary environment, habits, and awareness of hygiene improved the living standard of Taiwanese people. It also increased the number of restaurants run by Taiwanese and the number of Japanese tourist. Culturally, the improvement of dietary hygiene gradually led to the Japanese accepting Taiwanese dietary culture. Both sides also had a certain degree of influence and exchange. Changes in family dietary habits led to the diversification of food stalls and the popularity of Japanese food. These phenomena suggest that the Japanese colonial government did have a great influence on the hygiene and improvement of Taiwanese dietary culture, and that both sides had a certain degree of influence and exchange.
Subjects
Japanese Colonization
Dietary Culture
Policy
Hygiene Education
Dietary Hygiene
Modern
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