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Can anyone recommend a good Japanese cookbook?
Clay Irving wrote:
> On 2009-01-20, phaeton > wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> I'd prefer to avoid anything that's heavily 'east-west', but a little
>> bit is ok, as I understand that substitutions are necessary.
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>> 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).
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> If it was "Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art" by Shizuo Tsuji, it is an
> excellent book -- The best Japanese cookbook I have.
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> http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Cooki.../dp/0870113992
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Seconded.
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Jean B.
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