Japanese Comfort Food

Delicious Everyday Home Cooking
Brief Description
The most popular comfort food dishes in Japan - perfect for the home kitchen. Recreate delicious classic Japanese dishes from the comfort of your home. From crispy katsusando and moreish yakisoba, to snackable onigiri and reviving shoyu ramen, learn how to cook the comforting flavours of... Read More
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Japanese Comfort Food

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The most popular comfort food dishes in Japan - perfect for the home kitchen.

Recreate delicious classic Japanese dishes from the comfort of your home. From crispy katsusando and moreish yakisoba, to snackable onigiri and reviving shoyu ramen, learn how to cook the comforting flavours of Japan from scratch.

Unearth 60 popular and warming Japanese recipes including:

  • Pantry: Stewed kombu, marinated eggs
  • Noodles: Shoyu ramen, summer noodles
  • Rice: Donburi, homemade sushi
  • Deep fried: Fried chicken, tempura veg
  • Fried & grilled: Fried pork in ginger sauce, teriyaki salmon
  • Stews & soups: Japanese hot pot, miso soup with fresh cabbage
  • Small plates: Bento box, Japanese omelette

With tips on key techniques, from making your own dashi to folding gyoza, and homemade yakitori, discover the simplicity of recreating your favourite Japanese dishes at home using easy-to-source ingredients.

Experience the essence of Japanese culinary traditions with Japanese Comfort Food by Saori Ichihara.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241772461

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 193.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Saori Ichihara (@saori705) was born and raised in Japan before moving to Sweden. She has worked as a chef at various restaurants in Japan and Sweden, and from 2017-2022 ran Ichi, a Nordic-Japanese restaurant in Stockholm. She now works as a freelance chef, cooking and consulting on different projects.

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