JapanEasy

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SKU: 9781784881146
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Classic and Modern Japanese Recipes to Cook at Home

By Tim Anderson

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Summary

JapanEasy demystifies Japanese cooking by showing that authentic dishes can be made using just seven essential ingredients: soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, dashi, sake, miso, and rice. Tim Anderson proves there's no need for specialist equipment or ingredients, making Japanese cuisine accessible to home cooks with everyday supermarket products. The book offers simple, quick, and delicious recipes that bring the flavours of Japan into your kitchen regularly.
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Easy peasy authentic Japanese dishes for home cooks

Description

Many people are intimidated at the idea of cooking Japanese food at home. But in JapanEasy, Tim Anderson reveals that many Japanese recipes require no specialist ingredients at all, and can in fact be whipped up with products found at your local supermarket.

In fact, there are only seven essential ingredients required for the whole book: soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, dashi, sake, miso, and rice. You don't need any special equipment, either. No sushi mat? No problem – use just cling film and a tea towel!

JapanEasy is designed to be an introduction to the world of Japanese cooking via some of its most accessible (but authentic) dishes. If you are looking for fun, simple, relatively quick yet delicious Japanese dishes that you can actually make on a regular basis – the search stops here.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

“Anderson shares everything we need to know to make authentic Japanese food at home which, in turn, eliminates all the reasons ('excuses') that we come up with for not doing so.” - Jenny Hartin, Eat Your Books

The book features excellent photography, clear instructions, and detailed recipes with diagrams to guide readers through making dishes like gyoza, even crafting wrappers from scratch.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784881146

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books (UK)

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hardie Grant Books (UK)

Illustration: Full colour throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 198.0mm

Height: 255.0mm

Weight: 998g

Pages: 224

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Non-Fiction Tim Anderson TV & Celebrity Cook Books

About the Author

Tim Anderson is a chef, writer and MasterChef champion. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Tim has been studying Japanese food culture for more than two decades. He has previously published nine cookbooks, including the JapanEasy series, Hokkaido, and the award-winning Tokyo Stories.

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