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Let's Make Ramen!

A Comic Book Cookbook
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Let's Make Ramen! by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan is a visually engaging guide that combines the art of comic storytelling with delicious Japanese cooking. It's packed with detailed recipes and techniques for making a variety of ramen dishes from scratch, alongside insightful tips on broth, noodles, and toppings. The book is both an educational resource and a fun culinary adventure for ramen enthusiasts.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy cooking authentic Japanese dishes at home, especially if you're a fan of making ramen with a creative twist. The graphic novel-style approach offers an entertaining and visually engaging way to explore ramen recipes, making the cooking process both fun and informative.

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Let's Make Ramen!

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Let's Make Ramen! is a playful and instructive hybrid cookbook/graphic novel that introduces the history of ramen and provides more than 40 recipes for everything you need to make the perfect bowl at home, including tares, broths, noodles, and toppings.

Authors Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan present colourful, humorous, and easy-to-follow comics that fully illustrate the necessary steps and ingredients for delicious homemade ramen. Along the way, they share preparation shortcuts that make weeknight ramen a reality, provide meaty tidbits on Japanese culinary traditions, and feature words of wisdom, personal anecdotes, and cultural insights from eminent ramen figures such as chef Ivan Orkin and Ramen Adventures' Brian MacDuckston.

Recipes include broths like Shio, Shoyu, Miso, and Tonkotsu, components such as Onsen Eggs, Chashu, and Menma, and offshoots like Mazemen, Tsukemen, and Yakisoba.

Ideal for beginners, seasoned cooks, and armchair chefs alike, this comic book cookbook is an accessible, fun, and inviting introduction to one of Japan's most popular and iconic dishes.

A comic book cookbook with accessible ramen recipes for the home cook, including simple weeknight bowls, weekend project stocks, homemade noodles, and an array of delicious accompaniments, with insights and tips from notable ramen luminaries.

Longlisted for the Art of Eating Prize. Named one of the best cookbooks of the year by Chicago Tribune. One of the Young Adult Library Services Association's Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

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Let's Make Ramen! receives high praise for providing an accessible and comprehensive guide to making ramen, enriched with insights into Japanese culture. Reviewers appreciate its unique comic format that effectively conveys in-depth ramen knowledge, making it as enjoyable as eating the dish itself. The book is described as a beautifully illustrated homage to ramen, offering practical advice on technique and etiquette, and is celebrated for its ability to inspire readers to recreate their own ramen bowls at home.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780399581991

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Ten Speed Press

Illustration: Fully illustrated

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Hugh Amano is a chef and writer. He was the creative consultant and opening sous chef at Chicago's exploration of Macanese cuisine, Fat Rice, and the co-author of The Adventures of Fat Rice, Let's Make Ramen!, and Let's Make Dumplings! Hugh is a graduate of the University of Colorado and New England Culinary Institute. Sarah Becan has been drawing comics since she was very small. Her food-based autobiographical webcomic "I Think You're Sauceome" sparked a love of food and culinary illustration, and her work has since appeared in various publications, including Saveur, Eater, Chicago magazine, and Chicago's Reader newspaper. Her first graphic novel, The Complete Ouija Interviews, was a recipient of a Xeric award, and she illustrated Let's Make Ramen! and The Adventures of Fat Rice. Currently residing in Chicago, she would be very happy to do nothing but draw food all day.

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