Washoku: Recipes From The Japanese Home Kitchen

The leading English-language authority on traditional Japanese food shares her knowledge and passion for Japanese food culture through an exploration of its approach to balancing flavor, applying technique, and considering the aesthetics of each dish, including detailed descriptions of ingredients and recipes for everything from soup and rice to seafood and desserts.If the food of a culture has a...more

The leading English-language authority on traditional Japanese food shares her knowledge and passion for Japanese food culture through an exploration of its approach to balancing flavor, applying technique, and considering the aesthetics of each dish, including detailed descriptions of ingredients and recipes for everything from soup and rice to seafood and desserts.If the food of a culture has a pulse, in Japan that pulse would be called washoku. It's a set of principles in fives that takes into account color, taste, ways of preparing food, the diner's senses, and the outlook brought to bear on both the cooking and the dining experience. The result? Meals that are balanced, pleasing, invigorating, healing, and satisfying   hide