Function of traditional foods and food culture in China

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 213-220

  Li, Li Te ^a   Yin, Li Jun ^a   Saito, Masayoshi ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fermented food; Human health

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 13444249774     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.38.213     Document Type: Review

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