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).
>
> Thanks in advance for the help!
>
> -Jared


Out of the two books that were mentioned thusfar (Joy of Japanese
Cooking, Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art), do either of them go into the
day-to-day 'peasant food' that Japanese families eat at home? That's
what I'm most interested in.

I was also looking at this book:

http://tinyurl.com/7fw9wp

Anyone have any experience with it?

Thanks!

-Jared