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帝國凝視下異國情調的華麗島：《臺灣漫遊錄》的食物隱喻與象徵意涵
Exoticism of the Magnificent Island under Imperial Gaze: The Food Metaphors and Symbolic Significance in Taiwan Travelogue
摘要
小說家楊双子（1984-）出版的《臺灣漫遊錄》（2020），共分成十二章，標題皆以一種食物為題名，恰似有意對應著老式臺灣宴席十二道菜式的傳統，小說敘述內地女作家青山千鶴子，前往當時為南進基地的臺灣，遇見本島當地通譯王千鶴，熱愛各地、各族群特色飲食的兩人以食物為互相理解的橋樑，藉由縱貫鐵路等交通工具，在一年的時間完成「一起吃遍臺島」的壯志豪言。而文本的殖民背景，似乎使「飲食」成為了意識型態的投射，在小說中扮演重要媒介。筆者認為，飲食若如陳玉箴於《台灣菜的文化史：食物消費中的國家體現》所言，持續生產著國家意象作為一種國族認知或象徵，書中選用的食物有何特色與意涵？殖民者在其中是以什麼目光看待並評價本島食物？小說內出現無論台灣、日本的「食物」，又有什麼可能的象徵或文學文本的內斂隱喻？故試圖透過幾樣文本內的飲食相關描繪，討論是否可將「食物」於此中，視作引發帝國凝視鬆動與反動的起點，即為本論文試圖沿用後殖民觀點探析的一個面向。
並列摘要
Yang Shuang Zi (1984-) published Taiwan Travelogue in 2020, which consists of twelve chapters, each titled after a specific food item, reminiscent of the traditional twelve-course Taiwanese banquet. The novel follows the journey of mainland writer, Aoyama Chizuko, who travels to Taiwan, then considered a southern outpost, and meets the local interpreter, Wang Chizuru. Both individuals, with a passion for unique foods from different regions and ethnic groups, use food as a bridge for mutual understanding. The colonial background of the narrative seemingly transforms "food" into a projection of ideology, playing a significant role as a medium in the novel. The author believes that, as Chen Yu Jen stated in "The Cultural History of Taiwanese Cuisine: National Representation in Food Consumption", food continues to produce national imagery as a form of national cognition or symbol. What are the distinctive characteristics and implications of the chosen foods in the novel? How do colonizers perceive and evaluate local Taiwanese cuisine? What are the potential symbols or subtle metaphors related to "food" in both Taiwanese and Japanese contexts within the novel? Consequently, through the depiction of various food-related elements in the text, this paper aims to discuss whether "food" can be viewed as the starting point that triggers the imperial gaze, loosening or reacting to it, and thereby exploring one aspect of the post-colonial perspective.