Restaurant Exam
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Issue Date
2007-02-07Author
Hacker, Randi
Tsutsui, William
Publisher
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
Type
Recording, oral
Is part of series
Postcards from Asia;0063
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https://audioboom.com/posts/826895-0063-restaurant-examMetadata
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Broadcast Transcript: From the "Certification Mania in Japan" files comes this recent report: Tokyo is launching a campaign to "crack down" on those restaurants on foreign soil that bill themselves as Japanese but don't quite cut the wasabi when it comes to food preparation and traditions. To fix this, there are plans to create a program in which restaurants could apply for certification in Japanese culinary authenticity. Presumably a trained professional would visit the site and, based on careful observation, grant or deny the certificate--suitable for framing. What becomes of restaurants that fail to qualify? One would hope remedial classes in slicing raw tuna, reviews of sticky rice technique, and, like the bar exam, the chance to take it again and again until you pass. #ceas #hacker #japan #tsutsui
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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