Customer Reviews

Nobu West

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We all knew that Nobu Matsuhisa is a great cook, but the way he combined the west cooking with the east and his influences from Peru is just grandious.

I would consider the best book I bought in years. Simple to follow, extremely well documented and the pictures are just marvelous.

For an amateur like me, an excellent purchase to explore further the pleasures of life.

I had no problems finding ingredients at a local Japanese market (except I couldn't read the labels on the packaging). I am not an experienced cook, some of the preparations are challenging, but the flavors produced by these recipes are worth the effort.

I have owned this book for a few years and I find myself reaching for it time and time again. Although some reviews say you cannot find certain ingredients I will say with some resource or substitutions you will be fine. I love Nobu, I love the flavor profiles, and I love this book.

My favorites include: Atlantic Cod (if you like the restaurant Black Cod Miso you will like this- pretty easy to make), Toro Miso with Jalapeno Salsa, and Sukiyaki.

We already had this book in one place and added it to another. Can be challenging but that's a good thing.

I don't really read cookbooks. I don't believe all the great words on the back cover and flyleaf about how wonderful this cook is. Instead I start by scanning the table of contents. And in this book, the top item on the second column is Nobu-Style Paella. Hold On! This is a Japanese cookbook. Paella is a traditional Spanish dish, and one of my favorites. So I had to look. Now I've go to try it.

One problem with esoteric cookbooks is that they often have esoteric ingredients that you can't get in my little town. The Paella recipie calls for Dashi, a soup base made from konbu and bonito flakes. A quick scan on the computer and behold, Amazon, in their Gourmet Foods section sells both of these. So I'll be trying this one day soon.

Then I find Ice Cream Tempura - two good things that have to be better together. And this book has a section on coctails. I have my own recipies for things like Martini's, Cosmopolitians, etc. But I'm always open to suggestions. How about a Lychee Martini?

All in all, several new things to try and what more could you ask of a cookbook.

Yet another on of Nobu's pretty faces. Recipes with ingredients that can't be found, or are sold only through him

The book has a good presentation but is almost impossible to find the ingredients to do the dishes

On my purchase order, the book said "new", but when I received the book it looked used. Why is that? All 4 corners were bent.

Seller Listed on Amazon as: svedkasam
Invoice states: Gazillion Books, Grafton WI
WARNING - DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS SELLER

Incompetent Seller!

Hardcover book shipped without a box. All four corners of exterior damaged. All four corners of every page damaged.

Also, book listed as Condition: Used - Very Good on Amazon, but listed as Acceptable on invoice. The condition of this book is NOT Very Good or Acceptable.

WARNING - DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS SELLER