by Cornelia Reiher

This blog focuses on Berlin’s Japanese foodscape, but Germany’s capital has much more to offer when it comes to East Asian cuisine. On the occasion of a course on the Globalization of East Asian Cuisines I taught in the newly established Master’s Program Global East Asia during the winter semester 2024/25, over the next few weeks, I will be sharing posts written by participants in this course. These posts will deal with Korean, Chinese or Japanese restaurants in Berlin and with recipes that the students have found on social media and have tried to recreate. In their contributions, students will present their experiences of searching for ingredients in Asian supermarkets or discuss the presentation of East Asian cuisine on social media such as YouTube or Instagram. They will present individual influencers or dishes that have gone viral. Enjoy these blog posts that go beyond Japanese cuisine in Berlin to offer a broader view of East Asian food culture through the perspectives of students from various backgrounds. Using Berlin as an example, these contributions illustrate how migration, global supply chains, and the globalization of East Asian cuisines are interconnected.