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Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art | Shizuo Tsuji
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When it was first published, Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art changed the way the culinary world viewed Japanese cooking, moving it from obscure ethnic food to haute cuisine.
Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Japanese food is a favorite of diners around the world. Not only is sushi as much a part of the Western culinary scene as burgers, bagels, and burritos, but some Japanese chefs have become household names. Japanese flavors, ingredients, and textures have been fused into dishes from a wide variety of other cuisines. What hasn't changed over the years, however, are the foundations of Japanese cooking. When he originally wrote Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art, Shizuo Tsuji, a scholar who trained under famous European chefs, was so careful and precise in his descriptions of the cuisine and its vital philosophies, and so thoughtful in his choice of dishes and recipes, that his words--and the dishes they help produce--are as fresh today as when they were first written.
The 25th Anniversary edition celebrates Tsuji's classic work. Building on M.F.K.Fisher's eloquent introduction, the volume now includes a thought-provoking new Foreword by Gourmet Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl and a new preface by the author's son and Tsuji Culinary Institute Director Yoshiki Tsuji. Beautifully illustrated with eight pages of new color photos and over 500 drawings, and containing 230 traditional recipes as well as detailed explanations of ingredients, kitchen utensils, techniques and cultural aspects of Japanese cuisine, this edition continues the Tsuji legacy of bringing the Japanese kitchen within the reach of Western cooks.
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Dilara
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I've taken my 2 Japanese cookbooks - Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art and Practical Japanese Cooking; Easy and Elegant - out of the bookshelves to leaf through, but I have to say Shizuo Tsuji is a professional chef and his cookbooks are informative, but “simple“, “easy“ or “practical“ they are not 😏

Oh and in case you're wondering, the shutters are halfway down because it's scorching today 🌞
#foodandlit
@Butterfinger, @Texreader, @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Stay cool! And good luck with your cooking! 2y
Dilara @Catsandbooks Thank you! The heatwave should last 3 more days, and then a storm has been forecast and we'll lose 10°C overnight... 2y
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TheBookHippie
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kspenmoll Thanks for the rice link 2y
TheBookHippie @kspenmoll Of course!! I do love this challenge. 2y
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TheBookHippie
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AlaMich It looks a bit like challah in that photo. 2y
TheBookHippie @AlaMich I thought so too! 2y
Catsandbooks Yum!! 2y
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TheBookHippie
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LitsyEvents
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Repost
For #FoodandLit in August we're visiting Japan 🇯🇵

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit and tag @Butterfinger @Texreader @Catsandbooks
You can also join in on the buddy read hosted by @Catsandbooks (see other post)
If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news and would like to be, let me know.

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Debiw781
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Lunch at my favorite Japanese restaurant and now back to reading for #25infive

saresmoore Yummm 6y
HOTPock3tt I love Japanese food ☺️ 6y
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ju.ca.no
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@MinDea #giveaway #caravalgiveaway
One thing I always dream about is going back to Japan! I fell in love with the county years ago, and already got a chance to go there three years ago, but there are so many places left to explore, so I'm really longing for returning ❤️ I also really want to take my boyfriend there, to show him why I am so crazy about this place😊

Thanks for doing this giveaway and good luck for everyone joining 😊

erzascarletbookgasm I love Japan too! I want to go back there again 💕 6y
ju.ca.no @erzascarletbookgasm it is such an amazing place! Where in japan have you been?:) 6y
erzascarletbookgasm I visited Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and Tokyo. 🙂❤️ How about you? 6y
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booksandsympathy I love Japan! It's been 10 years since we went and I want to go back. 6y
MinDea Thanks for participating in my giveaway! I hope to visit Japan one day! 6y
ju.ca.no @erzascarletbookgasm aaah that sounds great! I was in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara but all just very briefly, I really need to visit it again to explore it properly!! 6y
ju.ca.no @booksandsympathy there is just so much to discover there, I think it always leaves one with the feeling that you need to go back 😊 6y
ju.ca.no @MinDea thanks to you for being this generous 😊 fingers crossed you will get the chance to go there one day and I hope you will love it as much as I did! 6y
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Sha0102
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#20FactsAboutMe

✅Name's Sharon
✅Born in Japan
✅Live in Sao Paulo,SP in Brazil since baby
✅Degrees at Business Adm & Chemistry
✅1,77m
✅Shy
✅Brown eyes
✅Wear glasses
✅Winter
✅Hot weather only when in beaches 😎
✅Divorced
✅Always on a diet 😣
✅English language lover
✅Tequila shots
✅Fascinated by 2nd WW
✅Don't like reading Y&A and too sugary romances
✅Red
✅Hate to cook
✅Dream trip: 1 month in Greece
✅Japanese Food and BBQ

Aninski I hate cooking too! 🤜🤛 Yeaaaah! And YA and sugary romances! 😝 (edited) 7y
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Tsubame
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#cookbooklove for #photoadaynov16 Yeah... well... I kind of have a love/hate relationship with this book, because I hardly find anything *simple* about Japanese style cooking, but love the food and enjoy my life in Japan.
Anyways the book explains a lot about the basics and ingredients so it's very useful and I did get some nice inspirations from it too ^^ #japan

[DELETED] 3323341091 your furoshiki is lovely. 7y
Tsubame @fern Thank you! I love furoshiki and have to stop myself from buying more 😆 But every year there are new lovely motifs for each season and it's so hard to resist!! 7y
MrBook #NoTotsNotACookbook!!! 😂👏🏻 7y
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BookBabe 🍜😋 7y
Faibka Beautiful picture! 💜 How cool that you live in Japan! I'm hoping to visit there someday 😊 7y
Tsubame @Faibka Thank you 😊 If you come to Kyoto make sure to get in touch, I'll show you around! It's so beautiful, especially now that the maples start to turn red 🍁 7y
Faibka @Tsubame thank you! 😊 How nice! From what I've seen Kyoto is such a beautiful city. I really want to go next year in time for the cherry blossoms 🌸😄 7y
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BethFishReads
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Making a pork stir-fry for our late dinner. Not from this book, but I own the book & recommend it

LilMamaMastro BIG fan of stir-fry! I wing it & it's always a mystery!😉 8y
BethFishReads @LilMamaMastro me too -- I like the mystery. And it's always good. 8y
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