Sushi for Beginners: The Best and Easy Sushi Recipes for Home Cook
Japanese food is rich in culture and sushi is one of the immediately recognizable Japanese cuisines. Sushi is the traditional Japanese way of cooking food that includes serving seasoned rice in a combination of fish, seafood, vegetables, meat, fruits and other ingredients. Sushi is extremely versatile and offers an impressive variety of colorful flavors. The cuisine originated in …
A Cook’s Journey to Japan: 100 Homestyle Recipes from Japanese Kitchens
Cook delicious and authentic Japanese meals in the comfort of your own home with this easy-to-use homestyle Japanese cookbook! At twenty-eight years of age, Sarah Marx Feldner quit her job, sold her house, and moved to Japan to pursue her passion for Japanese food and cooking. A Cook’s Journey to Japan is the result of her adventures …
Do You Want To Live to Be 100 Year Olds? Do You Love Japanese Food? Are you Fascinated By Blue Zone Diets?Chef & Longevity Enthusiast decided to create a recipe book that would recreate some of Okinawa’s most ancient recipes as well as add some new recipes with some international fusion. This book is intended both for …
Umami is described as a pleasant savory taste imparted by glutamate, a type of amino acid which occurs naturally in many foods including meat, fish, vegetables, and dairy products. As the taste of umami itself is subtle and blends well with other tastes to expand and round out flavors, most people don’t recognize umami when they encounter it, …
Tsukemono is never in the same catagory as the Western Pickles. It is favored as a health food containing dietary fiber, vitamins, calcium, and other essential minerals. This book introduces myriads of salad-like tsukemono recipes used in Japanese homes today. Of course you will find the traditional pickles from various districts of the country. Every recipe includes step-by-step …
“Edomae” means “in front of Edo,” the old name of Japan’s capital city. In 19th-century Edo, which was as busy and bustling as today’s Tokyo, workers in search of quick, nutritious meals favored sushi made from freshly-caught fish and vinegar-seasoned rice. Over the years, Edomae sushi became increasingly well-respected – no longer considered just inexpensive “fast” food, but, …
Chef, sommelier, journalist, and restaurant consultant Yukari Sakamoto guides the reader through the gourmet delights of this fascinating city—from the world’s largest fish market to the Kappabashi kitchenware district. She is a Japanese American whose insider’s view of Japanese cuisine started when she took a unique position in the depachika (epicurean food hall) at the world-renowned Takashimaya department …
Chicken Genius: The Art of Toshi Sakamaki’s Yakitori Cuisine
In 2014, Bernard Radfar moved to West Los Angeles for one reason: to be closer to Toshi Sakamaki and his incredible Yakitori restaurant. Chicken Genius is a visual love letter to Toshi’s cuisine and the care and grace with which he makes the best of the classic Japanese street food that is Yakitori (chicken skewers).Radfar is not alone. …
Since 2002 (the year it appeared on export markets) Japanese whisky has been consistently winning major international spirits awards. As export production increases and export markets – the USA and France in particular – open up to embrace the quality of these fine malt whiskies, all eyes are on Japan.Award-winning author and internationally recognized whisky expert Dave Broom …
Tokyo New Wave: 31 Chefs Defining Japan’s Next Generation, with Recipes
Showcasing the new talent of Tokyo’s vibrant food scene, Andrea Fazzari profiles 31 chefs who are shaping the future of one of the world’s most dynamic cities. In a luxe collection filled with portraits, interviews, and recipes, author and photographer Andrea Fazzari explores the changing landscape of food in Tokyo, Japan. A young and charismatic generation is …