Easy Japanese Pickling in Five Minutes to One Day: 101 Full-Color Recipes for Authentic Tsukemono [Paperback]

Seiko Ogawa (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 2003

Packed with 101 full-color recipes, this slim volume is the perfect introduction to Japanese pickling. Traditionally, many favorite Japanese pickling techniques take days or months. In this book, author Seiko Ogawa demonstrates new methods to make even nukazuke-pickles made in a rich-tasting base that traditionally took weeks to set up--in just one day.

Recipes include:
SPRING/SUMMER: Marinated Red Cabbage; Speedy Sauerkraut; Kimchee-Style Crosscut Cucumbers; Ginger-Miso Okra; Curried Cauliflower; Pickled Ginger for Sushi; Nukazuke

FALL/WINTER: Sesame Eggplant; Carrot Ribbons with Raisins; Thousand-Layer Turnips

SPECIAL: Strawberry Syrup (and Strawberry Cream Soda); Honey-Orange Syrup (and Orange Jelly); Wine-Honey Chicken Fritters; Spiced Vinegar; Rosemary Honey

For Japanese cooking enthusiasts who already own either book, our book will be a new, updated, refreshing addition to the library. It's the only one to focus on speedy pickles.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The traditional methods for making Japanese pickles often took days or even months to complete. Now, achieving the authentic taste of tsukemono no longer has to be so complicated or time-consuming. Japanese Pickling in Five Minutes to One Day is the only book to offer a variety of over 100 fast and easy seasonal recipes for the home cook.

For spring and summer there are favorites such as Marinated Red Cabbage, Speedy Sauerkraut, Curried Cauliflower, and Pickled Ginger for Sushi; while fall and winter include delights like Sesame Eggplant, Carrot Ribbons with Raisins, and Thousand-Layer Turnips. There are also special recipes for Strawberry Syrup, Wine-Honey Chicken Fritters, Spiced Vinegar, and much more.

About the Author

SEIKO OGAWA has written several Japanese cookbooks on streamlined techniques and quick ways to make delicious meals and desserts. She is a popular guest on Japanese television shows and her recipes are regularly featured in women's magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Japan Publications Trading (May 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4889961135
• ISBN-13: 978-4889961133
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #703,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great encyclopedia of Far Eastern pickles, October 17, 2004

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kittyworld (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Easy Japanese Pickling in Five Minutes to One Day: 101 Full-Color Recipes for Authentic Tsukemono (Paperback)

This book is full of color photos, not just of finished dishes, but of the main ingredients before cooking. This is especially helpful for those of us who are not Japanese and who do not know what a particular Japanese ingredient is. Of course many of these ingredients may not be available in regular supermarkets, but if you go to an Asian supermarket, especially a Japanese specialty store, you will find them there. Personally I never liked Western style pickles (too sour) so I am happy to find this book. I like to make them the night before so I have pickled vegetables the next morning for breakfast, along with hot cereal that's cooked overnight from a crock pot - I hate cooking for breakfast in the morning! These pickles are so refreshing they are great when eaten with a heavy, fatty dish, or as an appetizer. All recipes are very easy and some steps are even pictured in full color in case you are not sure about the procedure. There are also a few recipes that use pickles as ingredients.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect Japanese pickles, January 28, 2007

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Nikki Douglas (Ocala, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Japanese Pickling in Five Minutes to One Day: 101 Full-Color Recipes for Authentic Tsukemono (Paperback)

Before I became entranced by Japanese cuisine I had no idea how much pickles were a part of the experience. Since I've begun my education into Japanese food, I have been stunned by the sheer variety of tsukemono.

I made one of the quick cabbage pickles, which took about twenty minutes to have the best crisp, salty pickled cabbage I have ever eaten. I stood in the kitchen and ate it all! It was so delicious that I set about to make as many pickles as I could from the book.

All of them have been successful and tasty. I have impressed friends and family with my tsukemono - we eat them with everything - not just Japanese food. They make great accompaniment to picnic food and are perfect for bento box lunches.

This full color book is exquisite with photos for every recipe and photos on preparation too. I am so happy this was my first book on tsukemono, I am addicted!

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get any easier!, June 20, 2003

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M. Richards (Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews
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The recipes are easy to follow. Some of the recipes have photos picturing specific steps of the recipes and all have the finished product photo. This book will also recommend different recipes & their page numbers for the originally called for main vegetable, which gives you a large variety of tsukemono recipes. There are also some suggestions on using the finished products in main dish recipes.