Japanese Farm Food
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Summary
Japanese Farm Food， now available in paperback， offers a unique look into life on a Japanese farm through 165 simple， clear-flavored recipes along with personal stories and over 350 stunning photographs。 It is a book about love， community， and life in rural Japan。
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012: USA Winner， Best Japanese Cuisine Book
"Our life centers on the farm and the field。 We eat what we grow。" --Nancy Singleton Hachisu，
Japanese Farm Food offers a unique window into life on a Japanese farm through the simple， clear-flavored recipes cooked from family crops and other local， organic products。 The multitude of vibrant images by Kenji Miura of green fields， a traditional farmhouse， antique baskets， and ceramic bowls filled with beautiful， simple dishes are interwoven with Japanese indigo fabrics to convey an intimate， authentic portrait of life and food on a Japanese farm。 With a focus on fresh and thoughtfully sourced ingredients， the recipes in Japanese Farm Food are perfect for fans of farmers' markets， and for home cooks looking for accessible Japanese dishes。 Personal stories about family and farm life complete this incredible volume。
American born and raised， Nancy Singleton Hachisu lives with her husband and teenage sons on a rural Japanese farm， where they prepare these 165 bright， seasonal dishes。 The recipes are organized logically with the intention of reassuring you how easy it is to cook Japanese food。 Not just a book about Japanese food， Japanese Farm Food is a book about love， life on the farm， and community。 Covering everything from pickles and soups to noodles， rice， and dipping sauces， with a special emphasis on vegetables， Hachisu demystifies the rural Japanese kitchen， laying bare the essential ingredients， equipment， and techniques needed for Japanese home cooking。
"Nancy Hachisu is。。。intrepid。 Outrageously creative。 Intensely passionate。 Committed。 True and real。 I urge you to cook from this book with abandon， but first read it like a memoir， chapter by chapter， and you will share in the story of a modern-day family， a totally unique and extraordinary one。" --Patricia Wells
"This book is both an intimate portrait of Nancy's life on the farm， and an important work that shows the universality of an authentic food culture。" --Alice Waters
"The modest title Japanese Farm Food turns out to be large， embracing and perhaps surprising。 Unlike the farm-to-table life as we know it here， where precious farm foods are cooked with recipes， often with some elaboration， real farm food means eating the same thing day after day when it’s plentiful， putting it up for when it's not， and cooking it very， very simply because the farm demands so much more time in the field than in the kitchen。 This beautiful， touching， and ultimately common sense book is about a life that's balanced between the idea that a life chooses you and that you in turn choose it and then live it wholeheartedly and largely。 Thank you， Nancy， for sharing your rich， intentional and truly inspiring life。" --Deborah Madison
"Nancy Hachisu’s amazing depth of knowledge of Japanese food and culture shines through in every part of this book。 You will feel as if you live next door to her。。。savoring and learning her down-to-earth approach to cooking and to loving food。" --Hiroko Shimbo
"Taking a peek into Nancy Hachisu's stunning Japanese Farm Food is like entering a magical world。 It's a Japan that used to be， not the modern Japan defined by the busyness of Tokyo， but a more timeless place， a place whose rhythms are set by seasons and traditions and the work of the farm。 Japanese Farm Food is so much more than a cookbook。 This book has soul。 Every vegetable， every tool has a story。 Who grew this eggplant？ Who made this soy sauce？ Nancy doesn't have to ask， "Where does my food come from？" She knows。 Here's a woman who grows and harvests her own rice， grain by grain。 Not that she asks or expects us to do the same at all。 What she does offer is a glimpse into her life in rural Japan， with its shoji screens and filtered light， and recipes from her farm kitchen that you can't wait to try。" --Elise Bauer， SimplyRecipes。com
"Japanese Farm Food is a lovely book about the culture， landscape， and food of Japan， a true insider's view of the Japanese kitchen， from farm to table， by a passionate and talented writer。" --Michael Ruhlman
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012: USA Winner， Best Japanese Cuisine Book
"Our life centers on the farm and the field。 We eat what we grow。" --Nancy Singleton Hachisu，
Japanese Farm Food offers a unique window into life on a Japanese farm through the simple， clear-flavored recipes cooked from family crops and other local， organic products。 The multitude of vibrant images by Kenji Miura of green fields， a traditional farmhouse， antique baskets， and ceramic bowls filled with beautiful， simple dishes are interwoven with Japanese indigo fabrics to convey an intimate， authentic portrait of life and food on a Japanese farm。 With a focus on fresh and thoughtfully sourced ingredients， the recipes in Japanese Farm Food are perfect for fans of farmers' markets， and for home cooks looking for accessible Japanese dishes。 Personal stories about family and farm life complete this incredible volume。
American born and raised， Nancy Singleton Hachisu lives with her husband and teenage sons on a rural Japanese farm， where they prepare these 165 bright， seasonal dishes。 The recipes are organized logically with the intention of reassuring you how easy it is to cook Japanese food。 Not just a book about Japanese food， Japanese Farm Food is a book about love， life on the farm， and community。 Covering everything from pickles and soups to noodles， rice， and dipping sauces， with a special emphasis on vegetables， Hachisu demystifies the rural Japanese kitchen， laying bare the essential ingredients， equipment， and techniques needed for Japanese home cooking。
"Nancy Hachisu is。。。intrepid。 Outrageously creative。 Intensely passionate。 Committed。 True and real。 I urge you to cook from this book with abandon， but first read it like a memoir， chapter by chapter， and you will share in the story of a modern-day family， a totally unique and extraordinary one。" --Patricia Wells
"This book is both an intimate portrait of Nancy's life on the farm， and an important work that shows the universality of an authentic food culture。" --Alice Waters
"The modest title Japanese Farm Food turns out to be large， embracing and perhaps surprising。 Unlike the farm-to-table life as we know it here， where precious farm foods are cooked with recipes， often with some elaboration， real farm food means eating the same thing day after day when it’s plentiful， putting it up for when it's not， and cooking it very， very simply because the farm demands so much more time in the field than in the kitchen。 This beautiful， touching， and ultimately common sense book is about a life that's balanced between the idea that a life chooses you and that you in turn choose it and then live it wholeheartedly and largely。 Thank you， Nancy， for sharing your rich， intentional and truly inspiring life。" --Deborah Madison
"Nancy Hachisu’s amazing depth of knowledge of Japanese food and culture shines through in every part of this book。 You will feel as if you live next door to her。。。savoring and learning her down-to-earth approach to cooking and to loving food。" --Hiroko Shimbo
"Taking a peek into Nancy Hachisu's stunning Japanese Farm Food is like entering a magical world。 It's a Japan that used to be， not the modern Japan defined by the busyness of Tokyo， but a more timeless place， a place whose rhythms are set by seasons and traditions and the work of the farm。 Japanese Farm Food is so much more than a cookbook。 This book has soul。 Every vegetable， every tool has a story。 Who grew this eggplant？ Who made this soy sauce？ Nancy doesn't have to ask， "Where does my food come from？" She knows。 Here's a woman who grows and harvests her own rice， grain by grain。 Not that she asks or expects us to do the same at all。 What she does offer is a glimpse into her life in rural Japan， with its shoji screens and filtered light， and recipes from her farm kitchen that you can't wait to try。" --Elise Bauer， SimplyRecipes。com
"Japanese Farm Food is a lovely book about the culture， landscape， and food of Japan， a true insider's view of the Japanese kitchen， from farm to table， by a passionate and talented writer。" --Michael Ruhlman
Reviews
Anula
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Don't know what I was expecting when I picked this one up。 I love watching programs about Japan， being it culinary ones， travel or culture ones。 I read about Japan a lot - not only cookbooks。 It's my dream to go and visit Japan one day， maybe even live there for a bit。 Anyway， back to the topic at hand。 The photos in the book are beautiful， there's no doubt about it。 The stories about a daily life on the Japanese farm， hmmm。。。 I can't help but feel that it has been shown to me， the reader， throu Don't know what I was expecting when I picked this one up。 I love watching programs about Japan， being it culinary ones， travel or culture ones。 I read about Japan a lot - not only cookbooks。 It's my dream to go and visit Japan one day， maybe even live there for a bit。 Anyway， back to the topic at hand。 The photos in the book are beautiful， there's no doubt about it。 The stories about a daily life on the Japanese farm， hmmm。。。 I can't help but feel that it has been shown to me， the reader， through a pink glasses。 The stories are amusing， but for me， personally， they lack something。 It reads like a fiction， which is good for the ease of reading， but nothing else really。 The tone is often patronizing and the author seems to think that her life is the only right way of living （expensive organic ingredients， which for most people are simply not accessible， international family trips， renovating this and that， calling herself "national treasure" etc）。The recipes itself - I went through the whole book， and didn't stop once thinking -wow， I want to make it， and make it today。 There are few I might try， but with so many recipes I want to try， I doubt that those will be made anytime soon。 There's probably nothing wrong with the recipes themselves， they're just not。。。 "sparking the joy" for me ;） They're simple， borderline boring。There are many more Japanese cookbooks out there， so if you have a chance， go and look for others， even if only for comparison to this one。 I think that if you want a good， authentic cookbook about a regional kitchen， look for a book that was written by a native of that region first， before you reach for other authors - in the end， they are the ones who grew up with those flavors， ingredients， dishes， recipes and traditions passed to them from generation to generation。 。。。more
GONZA
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In addition to various explanations on the reasons that led this American woman to marry a Japanese and move to an organic/organic farm to grow vegetables and raise chickens， there are many stories about Japanese traditions and festivals， and the recipes that accompany them。Really very interesting as well as romantic。 Oltre a varie spiegazioni sulle ragioni che hanno spinto questa donna americana a sposare un giapponese e a trasferirsi in una fattoria bio/organica a coltivare verdure ed allevare In addition to various explanations on the reasons that led this American woman to marry a Japanese and move to an organic/organic farm to grow vegetables and raise chickens， there are many stories about Japanese traditions and festivals， and the recipes that accompany them。Really very interesting as well as romantic。 Oltre a varie spiegazioni sulle ragioni che hanno spinto questa donna americana a sposare un giapponese e a trasferirsi in una fattoria bio/organica a coltivare verdure ed allevare polli， ci sono molti racconti sulle tradizioni e sulle feste giapponesi， e le ricette che li accompagnano。Veramente molto interessante oltre che romantico。 。。。more
Dray
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A worthy read， and an excellently wide array of Japanese cuisines。 This book definitely broadened my knowledge of Japanese seasonings and accents。
Chloe A-L
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Nancy Singleton Hachisu is so damn pleased with herself that it makes me ornery， which makes me want to give this book bad reviews。Also she’s pretentious， and this is barely even a cookbook。 It sure is interesting though。
Audra
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Gorgeous， great recipes， pretty authentic from what I can remember from my own inaka days， and brimming with natsukashii （nostalgic） feelings for furusato farm life。 I really appreciated the honesty of the author acknowledging the reality of being a foreigner who has chosen Japan as her home。
Debby
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This book teaches you a lot of information; starting from the staple kitchen utensils， ingredients， recipes （of course）， until the author's experiences related to farming and slow life。 A must-have for those who want to learn about the authentic Japanese cuisine。 This book teaches you a lot of information; starting from the staple kitchen utensils， ingredients， recipes （of course）， until the author's experiences related to farming and slow life。 A must-have for those who want to learn about the authentic Japanese cuisine。 。。。more
Veronica Smyth
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Wished I lived in an area where I could explore more of these options。
Molly
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I haven't made any of the recipes （yet）， but this is one of those rare cookbooks where I was more interested in the text。 It may even be worth buying， says the person who rarely buys cookbooks。 The author's background is quite interesting， and I really enjoyed hearing about rural Japanese food and culture from her perspective。 A few of her asides gave me pause， but we all have our moments。 （I could see some of them as striking a person as pretentious， but I thought many were unintentionally funn I haven't made any of the recipes （yet）， but this is one of those rare cookbooks where I was more interested in the text。 It may even be worth buying， says the person who rarely buys cookbooks。 The author's background is quite interesting， and I really enjoyed hearing about rural Japanese food and culture from her perspective。 A few of her asides gave me pause， but we all have our moments。 （I could see some of them as striking a person as pretentious， but I thought many were unintentionally funny- like when she mourns the departure of a good chef to a cafe "that serves uneventful pizza。"） Also， I liked many of the recipes for being so simple- it makes a good entry into Japanese cooking， instead of the more intimidating later recipes。 I look forward to giving a couple a try。 。。。more
Tbone
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There are lots of stories stuffed between the basic recipes。 Recipes， some of which， are missing steps， as particularly seen in the custard instructions。
Kourtney-Anne Small
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Beautiful photos。 I did stop reading the blurbs by the author early on。 Some of the recipes are repitive， the variations could be noted under a main recipe instead of multiple kinds of the same dish。 Not all of the dishes are going to be feasible given my location but there is enough options to try a number of new dishes。
Orinoco Womble （tidy bag and all）
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As a cooking resource for a Westerner wanting to learn how to cook Japanese food at home， it's a failure， given its emphasis on locally-procured （in Japan） ingredients that you won't be able to find anywhere else。 The author even admits that some of her choices are hard to find in Japan， but she "just can't resist" giving us the recipe。 The whole book is just one long humblebrag， from the introduction written by someone who calls her a "national treasure" （which I always thought was a serious cl As a cooking resource for a Westerner wanting to learn how to cook Japanese food at home， it's a failure， given its emphasis on locally-procured （in Japan） ingredients that you won't be able to find anywhere else。 The author even admits that some of her choices are hard to find in Japan， but she "just can't resist" giving us the recipe。 The whole book is just one long humblebrag， from the introduction written by someone who calls her a "national treasure" （which I always thought was a serious classification for artisans--well it was， up to now） to her "heartwarming" stories about how she spends so much time and money finding just the right dishes to serve her oh-so-authentic food in， thereby letting us know that she can afford to do that。 I have had the misfortune to see Mrs Hachisu on NHK World， and she only confirmed my opinion of the book。 "Oh look at me， aren't I special， don't you wish you were me？" No， I don't。I kept trying to read this and keep putting it down in disgust。 I have learned much more about real Japanese food from real Japanese women on Youtube who don't make quite so much fuss about it。 。。。more
Trang
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At the very beginning， I consider this book is for leisure reading。 The book content is not only about Japanese food， but also the Japanese life。 If you’re looking for a straightforward recipe book， this maybe not the best。 On the contrary， the book is on cultural immerse。 Read it on a lazy slow day， whether it’s rainy or sunny outside， with a cup of your favorite drink and tune in your fav song。 The book is a treasure for those who have longed to know about a Japanese countryside lifestyle， bes At the very beginning， I consider this book is for leisure reading。 The book content is not only about Japanese food， but also the Japanese life。 If you’re looking for a straightforward recipe book， this maybe not the best。 On the contrary， the book is on cultural immerse。 Read it on a lazy slow day， whether it’s rainy or sunny outside， with a cup of your favorite drink and tune in your fav song。 The book is a treasure for those who have longed to know about a Japanese countryside lifestyle， besides flashy Tokyo you have always heard of。 。。。more
liz
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the recipes are excellent。 i checked this out to learn some simple vegetable preparations， and i got that in spades。 the cucumber and garlic tsukemono recipe made this whole book worthwhile， but the sake steamed broiled salmon was also excellent。 the physical book is a very nice object and feels good in the hands。 hachisu's commentary is absolutely awful， tho。 half the point of her books is to get a feel for life in the japanese countryside， but she's so unrelatable that most of her stories are the recipes are excellent。 i checked this out to learn some simple vegetable preparations， and i got that in spades。 the cucumber and garlic tsukemono recipe made this whole book worthwhile， but the sake steamed broiled salmon was also excellent。 the physical book is a very nice object and feels good in the hands。 hachisu's commentary is absolutely awful， tho。 half the point of her books is to get a feel for life in the japanese countryside， but she's so unrelatable that most of her stories are either pointless or mildly insulting。 still 4 stars for how much i enjoyed the recipes。 just skim or don't read any of the asides or stories。 。。。more
Sharon Flynn
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I loved this book as an escape back to the years I lived out in Takao， Japan。 The pictures are honest and the stories and recipes are her voice and very easy to put together。 It was one of my favourite books for a while。 I'm a fan of Nancy！ I loved this book as an escape back to the years I lived out in Takao， Japan。 The pictures are honest and the stories and recipes are her voice and very easy to put together。 It was one of my favourite books for a while。 I'm a fan of Nancy！ 。。。more
Angela
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Enjoyed the setting。
Felicia
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Purchased this book in 2013。 I used this book as a guide to plan my garden; the resource section is great。 I do not regularly reference this book as the techniques are easy to incorporate in to your kitchen routine， which I appreciate。 The photography and design is excellent！
Adriane Lee
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Very informative book on local Japanese farming culture and food sourcing coupled with easy to follow recipes。
Alex Gutierrez
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Useful for everyday Japanese cookingGreat， easy to read book。 Lots of good， useful info on simple Japanese food。 Very authentic in the flavors of the various dishes。
Myra Leysorek
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I enjoyed the commentary alongside the recipes， and the photos， although I wished the photos had captions。 It's interesting to read about an American transplanted to Japanese farm， and the cooking techniques， foods， recipes were generally simple。 The author repeats too often that it's important to use the best ingredients， and sometimes it's frustrating to keep reading that。 In Japan it's easier to search out locally made tofu， or miso， or the best tasting canola oil， but I think that's more dif I enjoyed the commentary alongside the recipes， and the photos， although I wished the photos had captions。 It's interesting to read about an American transplanted to Japanese farm， and the cooking techniques， foods， recipes were generally simple。 The author repeats too often that it's important to use the best ingredients， and sometimes it's frustrating to keep reading that。 In Japan it's easier to search out locally made tofu， or miso， or the best tasting canola oil， but I think that's more difficult here， and there's a kind of obsessiveness and elitism that begins to pall。 （I do mean to taste different canola oils to see if I can detect differences。） 。。。more
Gramma Connie
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Best Japanese home cooking -cookbook ever！
Magnolia Didi
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Great recipes。 Very complete。 The personal stories from the author are touching。
Ann
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So far it is a fun， breezy read。 I am enjoying it more for the descriptions of daily life in rural Japan than for the recipes， which have been fairly simplistic and common sense- for example: "boil soybeans until done， add salt"， but to be fair， I'm only 1/2 through the book。 The beginning chapters nicely captured the flow of life with the seasons and the ties to Shinto and earlier religions。 The author really shines here， and you really do feel as if you are a guest in her old farmhouse watchin So far it is a fun， breezy read。 I am enjoying it more for the descriptions of daily life in rural Japan than for the recipes， which have been fairly simplistic and common sense- for example: "boil soybeans until done， add salt"， but to be fair， I'm only 1/2 through the book。 The beginning chapters nicely captured the flow of life with the seasons and the ties to Shinto and earlier religions。 The author really shines here， and you really do feel as if you are a guest in her old farmhouse watching the seasons change。 。。。more
Michelle
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I love the simplicity and clean taste of the recipes in this book。 While there are some ingredients that may be difficult to find if you live outside of a major city， those ingredients are mostly produce and so can be replaced with similar vegetables。 All the condiments mentioned can be found at most normal well-stocked supermarkets or at your local Asian market （or on Amazon）。 Once you have the basics （soy sauce， mirin， rice vinegar， konbu amd katsuobushi [or dashi powder]） you can make almost I love the simplicity and clean taste of the recipes in this book。 While there are some ingredients that may be difficult to find if you live outside of a major city， those ingredients are mostly produce and so can be replaced with similar vegetables。 All the condiments mentioned can be found at most normal well-stocked supermarkets or at your local Asian market （or on Amazon）。 Once you have the basics （soy sauce， mirin， rice vinegar， konbu amd katsuobushi [or dashi powder]） you can make almost anything in the book。 The recipes are easy to make and most use very few ingredients。 If you're looking for interesting ways to add more vegetables to your diet， this is a great book to try。 I'm normally rather unexcited by veggie dishes， but these ones are easy， flavorful， don't overcook the produce， and really remind me of a vacation I took to Tokyo。 The photos and stories are also very interesting， there is a handy chart of ways to cook different veggies， and the rundown of Japanese foods that are uncommon in the US is helpful。 It's true that not every recipe has a corresponding photo， but many older cookbooks have no photos at all， so I don't have any issue with that。 I give it 4 instead of 5 stars because， while the recipes are very good， I haven't been as wowed with them as I am with， say， the recipes in The Splendid Table cookbook， and because， while the charts and glossaries are helpful， they could be better--photos of each of the uncommon food items would be helpful。 Also， certain recipes， like for dashi， aren't very specific。 When I make dashi， I use the recipe in Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art （a truly 5 star book）。 So in summary， if you're looking for a comprehensive book on Japanese cooking （including knife skills， helpful drawings， and tons of recipes）， get Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art。 If you're looking for simple recipes you really will cook， beautiful photos， and a look inside a Japanese farm， or you're looking to expand your cooking into Japanese food and you want a simple intro， get Japanese Farm Food。 。。。more
Pixie
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3。5 stars。 This is a very beautiful book， but the ink smells bad， which was off-putting。 That may seem like a small thing to mention， but a cookbook should be thoroughly appetizing。 Part of this book is the author's stories of moving and acculturating to Japan after marrying a Japanese farmer。 She goes out of her way to find local experts who told her authentic ways to make traditional recipes。 I'm not sure how many of those recipes I will try， but it was interesting to read about what Japanese 3。5 stars。 This is a very beautiful book， but the ink smells bad， which was off-putting。 That may seem like a small thing to mention， but a cookbook should be thoroughly appetizing。 Part of this book is the author's stories of moving and acculturating to Japan after marrying a Japanese farmer。 She goes out of her way to find local experts who told her authentic ways to make traditional recipes。 I'm not sure how many of those recipes I will try， but it was interesting to read about what Japanese "farm families" eat。 in one memorable passage， the author says the Japanese have different sense of time， and to be really attentive and present to what you are doing， such as cooking a certain dish， can take 10 to 20 years。 I like that。 。。。more
Netts
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Though ostensibly a cookbook， it is really more of a lifestyle biography， both interesting and irritating for that very reason。 Interesting for the context of an American living an experiment in which she， together with her Japanese husband， aims to revive the waning traditions of a foreign culture。 Irritating because her tone often veers into pretension。 She judges Japanese people who don't eat local and have forsaken old traditions （fools who have jobs that don't involve just faffing about on Though ostensibly a cookbook， it is really more of a lifestyle biography， both interesting and irritating for that very reason。 Interesting for the context of an American living an experiment in which she， together with her Japanese husband， aims to revive the waning traditions of a foreign culture。 Irritating because her tone often veers into pretension。 She judges Japanese people who don't eat local and have forsaken old traditions （fools who have jobs that don't involve just faffing about on a hobby farm）， bemoaning their departure from the simple life connected to the land， and then turns around and promotes mail order macrobiotic exotic ingredient purveyors， the irony of getting organic ingredients flown to your table being completely lost on her。 There were points at which I found her insensitivity （mostly cultural， sometimes plain human） really insufferable。 She talks about the Tohoku earthquake by describing her own hardships that day which included being cold， having to wait in a line and not being able to get a cab。 Luckily the ordeal ended with "a flute of champagne in hand， my iPhone charging， [heaving] a huge sigh of relief"。 I'm only surprised she didn't wax on about the calloused feet of the good honest wench who squished the biodynamic grapes that made her champagne before remembering that quite a few people died and lost their homes。 Ugh。。。 Recipes are so basic that they serve simply as inspiration to use good seasonal vegetables with more Japanese ingredients。 I love to cook and eat that way but it does beg the question whether one needs to write （or read） a cookbook explaining how to toss some veggies in a soy vinaigrette。 She helpfully gives ratios for some recipes but watch out because some seem off if you have well functioning taste buds （ex。 her miso vinaigrette is twice as acidic as it needs to be， possibly due to my rice vinegar which is shamefully not produced in my own rice fields）。In short， I started off very excited but ended up feeling more browbeaten and exasperated than inspired， which is a shame because the photography is very beautiful and the recipes are simple and accessible （if you ignore the less practical advice about cooking things on charcoal grills and making your own tofu） 。 。。。more
Karol K
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Loved the photos and history of the foods I have often wondered about。
Shannon
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By far the best variety of traditional Japanese recipes all in one book that I have ever come across making this a must own cookbook。 This book is a humble reminder that we must not forget where our food comes from and how important it is to take care of the land around us。 Going from the hustle and bustle of California to rural Japan had to take a huge leap of faith。 That leap lead to a collection of stories and recipes that are an inspiration for all of us who strive to eat and live better。
Jacob
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An good series of essays on one American woman's expatriate life in rural Japan， although the reading experience was personally very frustrating for two reasons。 For medical reasons， I am supposed to avoid cooking with alcohol， which makes the otherwise simple recipes inaccessible。 Also， I received the book for Kindle， and the ordeal of reading this book in that format was not worth the effort。I know these aren't universal critiques， but they seriously hampered my ability to learn and enjoy the An good series of essays on one American woman's expatriate life in rural Japan， although the reading experience was personally very frustrating for two reasons。 For medical reasons， I am supposed to avoid cooking with alcohol， which makes the otherwise simple recipes inaccessible。 Also， I received the book for Kindle， and the ordeal of reading this book in that format was not worth the effort。I know these aren't universal critiques， but they seriously hampered my ability to learn and enjoy the book。 。。。more
bell
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Interesting recipes， and a lot of bio/background about the writer。 May not be too practical as a cookbook， though。
Pamela
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I found this book to have some interesting recipes， but if your aim is to read all of it， it gets repetitive fast。 Besides， it is as pretentious as it gets。 If you read a book like this you are likely a local-organic-obscure ingredient fan or are at least used to them。 However， phrases like this one try even the most understanding of us: "My gentle hands tossed Suka-san’s butter lettuce leaves with a few tendrils of shiso chiffonade as I drizzled in a bit of my Japanese organic rapeseed oil， loc I found this book to have some interesting recipes， but if your aim is to read all of it， it gets repetitive fast。 Besides， it is as pretentious as it gets。 If you read a book like this you are likely a local-organic-obscure ingredient fan or are at least used to them。 However， phrases like this one try even the most understanding of us: "My gentle hands tossed Suka-san’s butter lettuce leaves with a few tendrils of shiso chiffonade as I drizzled in a bit of my Japanese organic rapeseed oil， local Yamaki soy sauce， and organic rice vinegar。”Dear god， we are on page 900， we already got you only use organic local heirloom stuff。 There is no need to list every ingredient with the organic descriptor first。 Maybe if the book had been shorter I would not have minded this so much， but by the final chapters it was tiresome。 。。。more
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