Abstract
The application of new home cooking methods was studied in modern Japanese cities. We consulted 26 girls' high school domestic science textbooks and cookery textbooks in use between 1897 and 1917 for companion, as well as examining descriptions in cookery books and women's magazines. While all energy prices were subject to inflation, gas charges remained stable and gas appliances became cheaper, resulting in increased use of gas for cooking in ordinary homes. Descriptions of cuisine cooked with gas had become more numerous, both in practical examples of cooking in girls' high school textbooks and in cookery books mainly aimed at housewives. Cooking utensils that evenly spread the heat provided by gas, particularly frying pans, have become cheaper and increasingly popular. The conditions have been established for western cuisine to be added to Japanese cuisine in home cooking.
