Japanese Homestyle Cooking [Paperback]

Tokiko Suzuki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2000

A comprehensive, fully illustrated cookbook of popular Japanese recipes Japanese Homestyle Cooking makes use of each season's most plentiful ingredients for preparing delicious meals. Including over 135 recipes, this comprehensive cookbook brings the most popular meals in Japanese homes to your home.

The menu variety is stunning, with foods that are simmered, broiled, pan-fried, deep-fried, steamed, and dressed with vinegar. Recipes include Sashimi, one-pot meals, rice, noodles, soups and more. Since Japanese cuisine is world renowned for using healthful ingredients it is no surprise that the dishes featured here are ideal for health-conscious and weight-conscious consumers.

All dishes are beautifully photographed in color and include fully illustrated, easy-to-follow directions. A special feature provides an illustrated listing of common Japanese utensils with directions for their proper use. Japanese Homestyle Cooking is the best reference you'll find for making delicious, healthy Japanese meals everyday.

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About the Author

TOKIKO SUZUKI was born in Hachinohe city in Aomori prefecture. Through appearances on TV, she has gained a great reputation for her cooking. She is frequently featured in magazines and lectures widely. Her innovative style of Japanese cooking is rich in seasonal feeling. Introduced in this book is the essence of Japanese cuisine, intended especially for the novice cook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Japan Publications Trading (February 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4889960368
• ISBN-13: 978-4889960365
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Japanese

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96 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Get a Better Book, March 7, 2001

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"imcamping" (a Navy base in Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Japanese Homestyle Cooking (Paperback)

I am an American currently living in Japan and have grown very fond of the Japanese cuisine. I take Japanese cooking classes and have found that the techniques I have learned are included in this book both in description and in easy to follow pictures. A great reference when I can't quite remember what the next step is. I have found that I can duplicate some of my favorite meals with this book. The recipes are easy to follow. The directions are as simple as they can be. The breakdown of recipes includes seasonal recipes as well as categories such as deep-fried dishes, steamed dishes, broiled dishes, sashimi, one pot dishes, rice and noodle dishes, and soups. There are also some very useful photos of the equipment used to prepare the dishes. In this book you will find that they go beyond many cookbooks by providing information and pictures on table settings and manners for eating Japanese foods. To sum things up - simple easy to follow recipes, GREAT pictures showing techniques and step-by-step images of what the preparation should look like, pictures of required cooking equipment. If this hasn't convinced you then the last thing I have to back this up - I showed this book to some of my Japanese friends and they wanted to know where to buy it!!!

63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1 of my favorite cookbooks wonderful meals visualy pleasing, July 9, 2002

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Seideric "Seideric" (Marysville, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Japanese Homestyle Cooking (Paperback)

Japanese Homestyle Cooking is one of my favorite cookbooks. It has over 135 easy to follow recipes. The directions are simple and straightforward. It has pictures of tools used, like the deep-fry pan (Tempura-nabe), wooden tub (Handai), etc. Has an average of about 7 great pictures per page showing dishes at various stages of preparation. It shows oil at various temperatures, different types of knife cuts, how to tell if a clam is alive or dead, how to clean a squid, and more. The tools and ingredients are listed in both English and Japanese, in the recipe the ingredients are listed by name, if it is not that common of a name, say like mitsuba, it will have the English common name listed in parentheses (honewort); Kinugoshi-dofu (silken tofu). The book is broken down into 14 basic sections, four being seasonal menus (each recipe also has a season in the corner just to let you know the what season is recommended for that dish), and another 12 that cover things such as: Basic stocks, Unique Ingredients, Daily Menus, or How to eat Dobin-mushi. There are also tips throughout the book. One last note on the pictures, they are all in color with many wonderful dishes and bowls, very visually pleasing. This cookbook is great for everybody, beginner on up that wants to add Japanese Homestyle Cooking to his or her lives.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars User-friendly cookbook for non-Japanese, April 8, 2000

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Celia Sin Wai Ho (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Japanese Homestyle Cooking (Paperback)

This book is different from other cookbook for Japanese dishes. Not only are the pictures great as illustrations for important steps, the layout is clear and organized, and the ingredients are exactly those that are used by the Japanese for the dishes, without 'compromising' say, sake with other types of wine; and yet the ingredients can be conveniently purchased at Japanese supermarkets. This is what is important for a cookbook - not merely filled with brilliant pictures but difficult for readers to 'practise'.

This book also provides general guidance on cooking methods like how to cut a fish and a glossary of the utensils used for cooking. It is a very good book - to read and to follow.