Japanese Cuisine (Wei-Chuan's Cookbook) (Paperback)

by Chen Shiu-Lee (Author)

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Product Description
Noted for its light, subtly contrasted sweet and sour flavor, Japanese Cuisine showcases a selection of Japan's best loved dishes. Featured are delicious and elegant recipes for a party of two to a banquet feast: Broiled Fresh Eel, Fried Pork Cutlet, Seafood Tempura, assorted sushi and sashimi, udon noodles, and egg dishes. Photographes illustrate preparation steps fully. Included 71 recipes and is bilingual in English and Chinese.

Language Notes
Text: Chinese, English

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Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Wei-Chuan Publishing (April 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941676196
• ISBN-13: 978-0941676199
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #446,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use beginning Japanese cookbook, November 21, 2001

By	J. Wang "jyswang" (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really like this book. The cooking instructions are simple, and most of these are family style cooking recipes, so they are not difficult to reproduce. However, I live near Asian markets, so I can buy precut blocks of fish for sushi. As a Chinese American, this book is in Chinese and English. Perfect to pass on to my daughter when her Chinese has improved. I highly recommend this book. People who are looking for more sophisticated cooking such as Kaiseki-ryori will NOT find it here.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro, June 6, 2003

By	T. Reinhardt "olivia lee" (east coast) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

A really nice cook book with lots of helpful photos of food and prep. I think the recipes are more *family-style* and seem familiar to me from local japanese resturants... This isnt a cook book of the more esoteric japanese cuisine...but that is probably a plus for an intitial cook book.

If you live near an asian market you will have no trouble finding the ingrediants...even alot of the markets now stock most of it. What I cant find conveniently, I can order online at ethnic grocery stores.

This has been a sturdy well made book . The spine hasnt broken despite repeated reading over several years and being layed flat for following recipes. The size is good also..its a large paperback. I wish that there were more recipes included, I think its a bit light on the number of recipes but all in all its one of my 3 favortie general *starter* cook books

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent basic guide, March 25, 2000

By	Jamie Dalton - See all my reviews

This book is a perfect intro into the world of japanese cuisine. It is both informative and to the point. Great for beginners.