On 2009-01-20, phaeton > wrote:

> Hopefully something that also goes into the history of the food,
> customs, traditions and where/how to acquire some of the necessary
> ingredients. If this takes more than one book (or a series of them)
> that is fine as along as they are good.
>
> I'd prefer to avoid anything that's heavily 'east-west', but a little
> bit is ok, as I understand that substitutions are necessary.
>
>
> I saw one today in HalfPrice Books, generically titled "Japanese
> Cooking". It had an engaging overview of Japanese culture as it related
> to dining, and while it talked about probably a couple hundred different
> dishes (and their variations, and their roles in nutrition) it only
> contained about a dozen actual recipes (six of them being types of sushi).

If it was "Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art" by Shizuo Tsuji, it is an
excellent book -- The best Japanese cookbook I have.

http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Cooki.../dp/0870113992

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Clay Irving >
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