Product Description

Japanese Homestyle Cooking is a Japan Publications publication.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40111 in Books
• Published on: 1998-11-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Tokiko Suzuki is a Kodansha International author.

Customer Reviews

Simple Recipes with Colourful and Enticing Pictures
I love the range of recipes and ease of preparation. Only problem is that lots of the ingredients are not available in the States and some improvisation is required. But with the detailed step-by-step pictures, a newbie to cooking can easily learn the ropes!

Must have book
If I am allowed only to have one Japanese cookbook, this book will be my first pick. It has full color pictures and step by step instruction for every recipe, which helps me (who's not Japanese) to visualize the outcomes. It also has brief but enough descriptions on the tools/ingredients that you need. I've tried many recipes and it works great. Everyone was impressed when I made chawan mushi, tastes just like the one in the restaurant.

1 of my favorite cookbooks wonderful meals visualy pleasing
Japanese Homestyle Cooking is one of my favorite cookbooks. It has over 135 easy to follow recipes. The directions are simple and straightforward. It has pictures of tools used, like the deep-fry pan (Tempura-nabe), wooden tub (Handai), etc. Has an average of about 7 great pictures per page showing dishes at various stages of preparation. It shows oil at various temperatures, different types of knife cuts, how to tell if a clam is alive or dead, how to clean a squid, and more. The tools and ingredients are listed in both English and Japanese, in the recipe the ingredients are listed by name, if it is not that common of a name, say like mitsuba, it will have the English common name listed in parentheses (honewort); Kinugoshi-dofu (silken tofu). The book is broken down into 14 basic sections, four being seasonal menus (each recipe also has a season in the corner just to let you know the what season is recommended for that dish), and another 12 that cover things such as: Basic stocks, Unique Ingredients, Daily Menus, or How to eat Dobin-mushi. There are also tips throughout the book. One last note on the pictures, they are all in color with many wonderful dishes and bowls, very visually pleasing. This cookbook is great for everybody, beginner on up that wants to add Japanese Homestyle Cooking to his or her lives.