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5.0 out of 5 stars
Japanese food is art, but I am not an artist., April 3 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Book Of Japanese Cooking (Mass Market Paperback)
At least thats what I thought before I purchased this book. The picture on the cover, showing me three delectable plates of Japanese cooking, basicaly sold this book for me. When I recieved Emi's book I was starting to think that maybe this was just a little to advanced for me. As I browsed through the pages looking at all the beautiful photographs of the finished dishes and reading parts of the recipes my confidence started to return to me and I remember why I purchased this book, to make authentic tasting and exquisite looking Japanese food in my own kitchen. That very night I attempted the Nori rolled sushi and the Fried fish stuffed-chicken and I was surprised how it looked, just like the picture, and the taste reminded me of being in Japan. All the recipes in this book are perfect for those who want great tasting and attractive looking food. Each recipe is superbly photographed, showing the steps and the finished dish. Thank you Emi for creating such a superlative book on a subject that Im eager to keep on learning about. ~Andrew
4.0 out of 5 stars
Learn Japanese Cooking with Detail Instructions, May 22 2012
By Weizi Dai "History lover" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Book Of Japanese Cooking (Mass Market Paperback)
I took cooking course when I was in high school and I like this book because it is easy to follow. I also have the related training in college since some of my courses are Fermentation Engineering are related with Food Engineering.
First, the author introduced a list of Japanese Ingredients, which are the different raw materials that to be used in Japanese cooking.
For these materials, he shows a photo of them. He also tells you how to find them. He even suggested several brands for the rice.
Second, Clear writing. For each menu, there are four photos to show different steps and all the raw materials you need. For each entree, there is a suggestion for how many eaters to serve.
Third, this book covers dessert, soup, entree, sushi, rice balls, etc. After reading this book, I made a three-courses dinner without much difficulties.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great edition!, Jan 6 2011
By Amanda C - Published on Amazon.com
Gave this as a gift, but my sister and brother-in-law loved it. It has all the recipes that they have wanted to try for a long time so they really enjoyed getting it as a gift. Shows you how to prepare things step by step with pictures as well. Really cute cookbook to have if you want to try out some authentic Japanese dishes.