Product Description

The acclaimed book that demystified Japanese cuisine for home cooks returns with a newly designed cover as lovely as the photo presentations within. Over 90 exquisite recipes cover every aspect of modern Japanese meals from elaborate kaiseki dinners--the haute cuisine of Japan--to simply prepared noodle bowls for a casual family supper. The dozens of step-by-step technique illustrations make preparing even the most complicated dishes as easy as ichi, ni, san. Vibrant color photographs take fans of Japanese cookery on a culinary tour of the country, exploring the feasts and festivals, restaurants, sushi bars, street stalls, and even the temples for a taste of this intriguing land. Along the way discover why, as a result of their diet, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Itadaki masu! Enjoy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #742581 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Lesley Downer is an award-winning author of many books on Japan. She divides her time between London and Tokyo.

Customer Reviews

Great book - really informative
This book is a great introduction to Japanese cooking. It covers everything from sushi to noodles to soup. If you want to learn about what kind of plates to serve dinner on, look here. There's even information about how to hold your chopsticks. I was so inspired I went out, bought the ingredients, and made dinner out of the book the first night I had it.

My #1 book on Japanese Cooking
I have an old copy of this book that got so worn out that I had to buy a new one. If you want to be able to make the essential Japanese dishes this is the book. It is just incredibly easy to use. It covers all of the major types of Japanese dishes and sauces.