My Food Journal (Contemporary Library 226) By: Yasaburo Ikeda Published by: Iwanami Shoten, June 15, 1995 (From the inside cover) It's tough being called a food connoisseur. It's well-known in my family that my palate is no good—so, this book isn't a chronicle of what's delicious or not. Rather, it's a valuable ethnography and a history of Taisho and Showa era customs, written by a literary scholar from Tokyo's working-class neighborhoods. It depicts various aspects of food that color daily life in a one-story-a-day format, including the origins and history of food-related words, dining table customs, and the nostalgic flavors of the streets. There is some wear and tear from age, but overall, it is in good condition.