Cookbooks & Bento books

Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches To Go

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:40:08 -0400

Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches To Go

Bento fever has recently swept across the West, fueled not just by an interest in cute, decorative food, but by the desire for an economical, healthy approach to eating in these times of recession. A leading light in the popularization of bento has been Makiko Itoh, whose blog, Just Bento, boasts hundreds of thousands of subscribers, all of whom love her delicious recipes and practical bento-making tips. Now, for the first time, Itoh's expertise has been packaged in book form. The Just Bento...

Japanese Homestyle Dishes

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:15:35 -0400

Japanese Homestyle Dishes

Dishes like sushi or Teriyaki may look difficult to make, but Japanese Homestyle Dishes shows you how the Japanese prepare their food at home - with minimum effort, for maximum flavor. Try a Steamed Egg Custard, Salmon Teriyaki, Sesame Chicken Loaf, or Japanese Sponge Cake - or delicious noodle dishes like Cold Soba Noodles or Tofu and Udon Noodles in Clear Soup. Or, if you're entertaining, choose from sushi and sashimi recipes, or party favorites such as Sukiyaki, Shabu-Shabu, Tempura, and...

My Japanese Table

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:01:03 -0400

My Japanese Table

Bestselling author and food writer Debra Samuels uses her unique skills and deep love of Japan to make the cuisine of her adopted country attainable in My Japanese Table. Bringing a wealth of experience and a great passion for Japanese cooking to the table, Debra introduces the aesthetics and quality food that are the hallmarks of Japanese cuisine. She learned through her years in Japan that true Japanese homestyle dishes are easy to prepare once you master a few basic techniques. And now that...

Eating in Japan 3 - Nihon e toki Jiten

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:33:17 -0500

Eating in Japan 3 - Nihon e toki Jiten

What better way to enjoy the world of Japan than through it's unique specialty foods only available through the hands of professional Japanese Chefs. A publication created by JTB Publishing (JTB being Japan's leading Traveling Agency), this pocket book of information helps you delve into the world of Japanese delicacies without any fears by showing you the various dishes that you sample (and will most likely encounter), discussing it's ingredients and more importantly, how to eat them without...

Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:21:23 -0400

Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go

This book offers an elegant way to enjoy delicious, healthy food on the run. Inside, this cookbook includes more than 40 main dish recipes and step-by-step illustrations. Written completely in English an features tons of full color images that will get your salivary glands to go into overdrive. Get ready for a taste of Japan with the help of this book which offers you the opportunity to savor the flavors of juicy beef rolls wrapped around asparagus stalks, Yellow tail teriyaki, Oyako don...

Basic Bento ~ Kihon no Obento

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:35:51 -0400

Basic Bento ~ Kihon no Obento

Japan's bento culture is vibrant and vast, often making the packed lunch into a work of art that one would rather observe and display than to consume. This bento recipe books features meals that look so good you can practically smell the food from the pages. With a diet and healthy balanced food approach, you'll be able to enjoy and learn how to make about 50 different mouth-watering bentos, displayed in this photobook/recipe book. Not only is this an entertaining look into Japan's food...

The Kihon 200 - The Basics Recipes

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:33:38 -0400

The Kihon 200 - The Basics Recipes

This is a new Japanese cookbook that focuses on the simple, everyday traditional meals and side dishes, covering the basics of Japanese cuisine. 200 recipes are gathered into this full color guide, with plenty for pictures detailing each step, this is a great item for anybody who wants to know how to cook REAL japanese meals. Basic Japanese language understanding recommended. (instock)

Sushi Mini Cookbook

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:07:55 -0400

Sushi Mini Cookbook

Now, with this practical and attractive guide, you can learn to make sushi at home. Sushi's step-by-step instructions and photographs show you how to make a variety of dishes using easy to follow recipes suitable for both beginners and experienced cooks. Filled with elegant photographs, this beautifully designed volume is a must-have for your cookbook collection. (instock)

Japanese Home Cooking: Quick, Easy, Delicious Recipes to Make at Home

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:59:18 -0400

Japanese Home Cooking: Quick, Easy, Delicious Recipes to Make at Home

This large-format volume is the first in a new series from the publisher of the "World Cookbook" series, whose attractive paperback cookbooks feature an array of international cuisines. Here, Fukushima offers recipes for traditional, generally uncomplicated dishes, most of them shown in full-page, color close-ups; there are also color photographs of ingredients and techniques for making sushi, preparing tempura, etc. Hiroko Shimbo's authoritative The Japanese Kitchen is the new standard on this...

The Manga Cook Book

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:26:41 -0400

The Manga Cook Book

Featuring more than two dozen recipes, The Manga Cookbook shows you how to make Japanese food with real "character!" Reading manga sure can make a person hungry! Food appears frequently in Japanese comics, but what exactly is it that the characters are eating? Introducing The Manga Cookbook, an illustrated step-by-step guide to preparing Japanese cuisine. Learn to identify and make the same things you see in all your favorite manga: authentic onigiri (rice balls), yakitori (skewered chicken...

Kawaii Bento Boxes

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:15:01 -0400

Kawaii Bento Boxes

A bento box meal (single portions of different foods packed in one reusable container) is a Japanese tradition that lends itself well to today's busy lifestyle. Although bento boxes are available to take out from restaurants and food stands, they are most frequently prepared at home, very often by parents wishing to provide their children with delicious, healthy, fun--and environmentally responsible--lunch and snack-time alternatives. Kawaii Bento Boxes offers dozens of recipes and menus. For...

What's What in Japanese Restaurants

Wed, 02 May 2012 02:23:15 -0400

What's What in Japanese Restaurants

Food writer and long-time Japan resident Robb Satterwhite of Bento.com shows you not only how to find restaurants, but also how and what to order to ensure that each restaurant visit will be a unique culinary experience. Without even speaking Japanese, you will be able to order with confidence in a variety of situations from the menus of sushi, tempura, and kaiseki restaurants,as well as off-the-cuff at informal izakaya pubs and vendors. Furthermore, with over 30 types of cuisines covered, you...

Kihon no Youshoku ~ Japan-style "Western" Food

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:11:10 -0400

Kihon no Youshoku ~ Japan-style "Western" Food

The world over, Japanese cooking is becoming famous for its beautiful arrangement, delicate tastes and low-calorie nutrition qualities. More and more are Japanese restaurants becoming the popular places to eat, and still has a feeling of mystique to the preparation. This book takes the mystique out of Japanese cooking and enables you to try cooking traditional meals right in your own home! Everything is written in both English and Japanese, so it is a great chance to study the language as well...