和食文化的形成過程及對台灣飲食文化的影響

人們常說所謂的「民以食為天」，是指在人們的日常生活中飲食文化占了非常大的一部份，甚至可以說是最為重要也不為過。而在日本的飲食文化則被稱為了「和食文化」。和食文化從古自今經過了長久的歷史發展，已經成為了日本人們心中最為重要的行為準則。在2013年12月4日時，聯合國教科文組織將和食文化認定為世界非物質文化遺產，同時在現今的日本首相安倍晉三推行「Cool Japan」文化政策的影響下，和食文化在現代社會中舉足輕重的影響力也被世人們所看見，也成為了現代的人們應當了解的重要文化。本次論文的主要內容為探討「和食文化」的歷史演進過程、其內容及內涵、以及它對於台灣的飲食文化究竟造成了什麼樣的影響，並希望以此來更深入地了解和食文化的重要性。首先就以日本歷史最早的繩紋時代開始一路探討和食文化在各個時代的發展，以及在當時的時空背景之下人們如何地去看待和食文化，同時也藉此能夠了解和食文化在不同的時代之下會有如何的發展狀況。再來則是探討和食文化的實質內容以及其內涵，與它帶給日本人們造成什麼樣的影響。接著在以現今在台灣非常流行的拉麵為例子，來了解到和食文化對於台灣人們以及台灣的飲食文化有什麼樣的影響。最後則以和食文化在現今時代的重要性做為本次論文的結論。

關鍵字

和食文化；會席料理；懷石料理；洋食

並列摘要

It has been said that “food is of utmost importance to the people”, which signifies the importance of dining in people’s daily lives. In Japan, it is referred as “Japanese cuisine culture”. Japanese cuisine culture has developed for a long time and has become the most important element for Japanese people. UNESCO declared it as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in Decenber 4th,2013. Concurrently, a cultural policy “Cool Japan” by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has marked the prominence of Japanese cuisine and its cultural influence on our modern society. This paper attempts to explore the historical evolution of Japanese food. its content and connotation and Its effect on Taiwanese cuisine, and more. Starting with the earliest of Japanese history to study its developments and its role in early days of Japanese society, and investigates its development at different times. Next, we examine the content and connotation of Japanese cuisine and Its effect on Japanese people. Next, this paper uses Ramen as an example to study the influence of Japanese cuisine on Taiwanese people and Taiwanese cuisine. In the end,we will explore the importance of Japanese cuisine as a conclusion to this thesis.