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Konbini
Cult recipes, stories and adventures from Japan’s iconic convenience stores
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For any visitor to Japan, it becomes immediately clear how central the convenience store, or konbini, is to everyday life. Different from our understanding of the convenience store in the US, Japan’s three huge chains—7 Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson—are the beating heart of the nation. Locals...
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Description
For any visitor to Japan, it becomes immediately clear how central the convenience store, or konbini, is to everyday life. Different from our understanding of the convenience store in the US, Japan’s three huge chains—7 Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson—are the beating heart of the nation.
Locals will pop into the konbini multiple times a day for household items, umbrellas (during those summer storms), manga and, of course, food—in all its forms. From instant snacks, onigiri, lunch bento, steaming oden, the fluffiest cheesecake slices, and pot noodles.
This book celebrates the sometimes odd, always delicious offerings through recipes and stories, as well as delving into the history of this peculiarly Japanese cultural icon.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781923049314
Publisher: Smith Street Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 29 October 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Smith Street Books
Illustration: 180 colour photographs; 100 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 202.0mm
Height: 258.0mm
Weight: 1190g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Brendan Liew and Caryn Ng have spent more than a decade travelling to Japan, traversing its cities and rural countryside to explore, learn and live the local culture and cuisine. In 2016, they established a pop-up Japanese restaurant, Chotto, in Melbourne, bringing traditional ryokan-style breakfasts to the city. The cafe transported diners to Japan on a cultural and culinary journey spanning old and new, inspired by everything from countryside dinners on the Nakasendo trail, to the food of Japan’s far north and deep south, and the animated feasts of Studio Ghibli.
A chef by training, Brendan has worked at restaurants including Kadeau in Copenhagen and Benu in San Francisco, and the three-Michelin-starred Nihonryori Ryugin in Tokyo and Hong Kong. He studied the craft of ramen making in Osaka before settling on specialising in kappo and modern kaiseki cuisine.
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