At the Japanese Table: New and Traditional Recipes

By Lesley Downer

Book Overview

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--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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811832805
• ISBN13: 9780811832809
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

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.

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.