Food Education and Gastronomic Tradition in Japan and France : Routledge : 9781032377865 : 1032377860 : 26 Aug 2024 : Drawing on ethical and sociological theories of food, this book presents a new approach to food education that moves beyond nutrition-centred education.Food education has gained increasing scientific and political importance in many countries as a promising way to change contemporary eating. However, many practices fail to address two epistemological obstacles regarding its very components - 'food' and 'education'. Food has largely been thought of from a nutritionistic viewpoint alone and the ethical issues over children's freedom of choice and well-being have been absent. This book resolves these problems by applying ethical and sociological theories of food and analysing food education in two pioneering countries: Japan and France. The book focuses on taste education and gastronomy as two key concepts which have great potential to positively impact food education. Tas