Vegan JapanEasy: Over 80 Delicious Plant-Based Japanese Recipes
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Summary
Japanese cuisine: Fatty tuna！ Wagyu beef！ Pork broth！ Fried chicken！ Squid guts！ It's a MINEFIELD for mindful vegans。 OR SO IT SEEMS。 In reality， there's an enormous amount of Japanese food that is inherently vegan or can be made vegan with just a few simple substitutions。 And it's not just abstemious vegan Buddhist temple fare （although that is very lovely） – you can enjoy the same big， bold， salty-sweet-spicy-rich-umami flavours of Japanese soul food without so much as glancing down the meat and dairy aisles。 Because Japanese cooking is often inherently plant-based， it's uniquely vegan-friendly。 The oh-so satisfying flavours of Japanese cuisine are usually based in fermented soybean and rice products， and animal products were seldom used in cooking throughout much of Japanese history。 Yes， there is fish in everything， in the form of dashi， but you can easily substitute this with a seaweed and mushroom-based version that's every bit as delicious。 This book won't so much teach you how to make dubious 'vegan versions' of Japanese meat and fish dishes – because it wouldn't be good， and there's no need！ Instead， Vegan JapanEasywill tap into Japan's wealth of recipes that are already vegan or very nearly vegan – so there are no sad substitutions and no shortcomings of flavor。
Reviews
Izzo
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If you are looking for a serious authentic book written by a zen master who has been living in the foothills of Fuji， it may not be for you。 Vegan - Yes！ This book is all vegan recipes， and offers people ways to cook vegan food that they might be unfamiliar with。 Japan - Yes！ It talks about food from Japan and discusses some of the ingredients that *beginners* to Japanese cooking may be unfamiliar with （like dashi， kombu， yuzu）。 It's for people who didn't yet know they shouldn't boil miso。Easy - If you are looking for a serious authentic book written by a zen master who has been living in the foothills of Fuji， it may not be for you。 Vegan - Yes！ This book is all vegan recipes， and offers people ways to cook vegan food that they might be unfamiliar with。 Japan - Yes！ It talks about food from Japan and discusses some of the ingredients that *beginners* to Japanese cooking may be unfamiliar with （like dashi， kombu， yuzu）。 It's for people who didn't yet know they shouldn't boil miso。Easy - Yes！ The recipes are not complex， you can put them together for an evening meal。 The ingredients are generally pretty easy to get hold of also。This book seems pitched at young people new to plant based cooking and eating， or flexitarians starting off Veganuary looking to cut back on their animal consumption。 It's good for quick reference and a step into the world of vegan Japanese food。This book is useful if you want some mid-week meals that don't take a lot of prep time， and feel daunted by the thought of doing Japanese food without fish。 This is a handy book for someone who wants to cook for vegan or vegetarian friends/family but the mental load of poring through different recipes and working out substitutes puts them off。 Reading the book gives you a bunch of recipes laid side by side which takes off the mental strain of checking if it's ok for that particular dietary requirement。This is a good book for parents to get for their children heading off to college， and you're worried they'll just eat packaged ramen。 At least with this book in their toolkit they might opt for fermented beans。Many of the other reviewers are quick to point out this book is not written by a vegan or a Japanese person， which would give readers a different set of expectations。 The conversational tone of the author is chatty - watch a video of him on YouTube and see if you like his personality。 。。。more
lane
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this books graphics was so pretty so i was excited to read it but the author was a bit of a let down。 now i dont necessarily think you have to be vegan or Japanese to write cook book on the subject but in this case i think it wouldve helped。 he starts off by saying you dont need to add vegan versions of meat or anything to make good Japanese meals as they have enough that is already vegan and yummy （woohoo）， yet half way through he went on about how he thinks that the recipes HES WRITTEN arent e this books graphics was so pretty so i was excited to read it but the author was a bit of a let down。 now i dont necessarily think you have to be vegan or Japanese to write cook book on the subject but in this case i think it wouldve helped。 he starts off by saying you dont need to add vegan versions of meat or anything to make good Japanese meals as they have enough that is already vegan and yummy （woohoo）， yet half way through he went on about how he thinks that the recipes HES WRITTEN arent even good enough to be the "real" thing （boo）。sushi was the only Japanese meal that id eaten before dropping animal products， so while i started this book off excited to try more of the cuisine now im unsure if any of the recipes in here will actually be a good reflection of Japanese dishes。 im currently in a phase where i love cooking from cookbooks vs scrolling blogs for recipes and this was the only Japanese vegan book my library has so I may be back to scrolling blogs ！ ill update review once ive tried some recipessweet miso saucejapanese mayo ponzutonkatsu saucejapanese curry rouxwafu dressingchili ponzu edamamesweet miso roasted beetrootgrilled corn w ponzu shichimi n black sesamejackfruit karraagegarlicky mushroom n bamboo gyozakimchi miso hotpotshiitake jagaceleriac steakshichimi chocolate chunksannin dōfusoy sauce butterscotch browniesyes quite the list but atleast ill have something to reference back to when im searching online lol。 。。。more
7jane
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Nice to find a vegan Japanese cookbook; this one has 80+ recipes， most of which have photographs。 The author is a proprietor of a London Japanese restaurant， author of other cookbooks， and although he like to remind us he’s neither vegan nor vegetarian， he has still gathered some nice recipes for this book。 The texts are written with humour， and each is， of course， easy， as he comments in so many variations （like “as I was writing this， the cat knocked over one of my plants and the wet dirt got Nice to find a vegan Japanese cookbook; this one has 80+ recipes， most of which have photographs。 The author is a proprietor of a London Japanese restaurant， author of other cookbooks， and although he like to remind us he’s neither vegan nor vegetarian， he has still gathered some nice recipes for this book。 The texts are written with humour， and each is， of course， easy， as he comments in so many variations （like “as I was writing this， the cat knocked over one of my plants and the wet dirt got everywhere and this is a hell of a lot easier than cleaning it up”， or “where’s the ‘not difficult’ emoji？”）。The beginning talks about MSG， essential ingredients， cooking rice， and some smaller tips。 I noticed quite a few recipes with frying in them， but they are no majority， and most recipes are still without-ones。 At least three fried rice recipes， but they are nicely different from each other。 Some Chinese and Korean food loans are included， because that happens， but I like those cuisines also – and they’re vegan recipes too – so no problem。 The drinks section is mostly ones with alcohol， and some desserts have also， but I think there was at least one where you can omit the alcohol and it will taste just fine， I’d guess :）Some favorites:Citrus-pickled radishes， Shiitake pickled in soy sauce， Tofu patties， Fried tofu in dashi， Kimchi and tofu gyoza filling， Garlicky mushroom and bamboo shoots gyoza filling， Kimchi miso hot pot， Shiitake onion and potato stew， Stir-fried cabbage and bean sprouts with ginger sauce， French onion ramen， Curry ramen， Ramen salad， Pesto udon， Portobello mushroom and onion ‘sukiyaki’ bowl， Red bean and chestnut jelly， Crunchy shichimi chocolate chunks ice （layer broken into chunks）， Soy sauce butterscotch brownies （developed for Kikkoman originally by author）， Green tea Arnold Palmer （a cool drink）。A good reading experience with plenty of recipes I wanted to make and taste; funny commentary and each recipe did seem quite easy （there was even one you can make when you know you’ll need something after being out drinking）。 。。。more
My Tam
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Made some great pickles from here！ Great to have on hand for all the summer harvest abundance。 Alot of this book is on the basics of Japanese cooking - so a good primer/intro as wells
Sirene
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Einmal im Jahr ernähre ich mich， zur Fastenzeit， vegan und habe da schon oft auf die japanische Küche zugegriffen。 Auch versuche ich oft vegane Rezepte zu kochen， weil viele Freunde bei mir Vegetarier oder Vegan sind， ich meinen Fleischkonsum damit senke， mein Partner laktoseintolerant ist und es mir ein gutes Bauchgefühl （leicht verträglich） gibt nach dem Essen。Bei der ostasiatischen Küche hat man oft das Gefühl， dass die Rezepte furchtbar kompliziert sind und nie so werden können， wie im Resta Einmal im Jahr ernähre ich mich， zur Fastenzeit， vegan und habe da schon oft auf die japanische Küche zugegriffen。 Auch versuche ich oft vegane Rezepte zu kochen， weil viele Freunde bei mir Vegetarier oder Vegan sind， ich meinen Fleischkonsum damit senke， mein Partner laktoseintolerant ist und es mir ein gutes Bauchgefühl （leicht verträglich） gibt nach dem Essen。Bei der ostasiatischen Küche hat man oft das Gefühl， dass die Rezepte furchtbar kompliziert sind und nie so werden können， wie im Restaurant。 Auch die Zutaten sagen einem zu Beginn gar nichts， da ging es mir vor einigen Jahren genauso， als ich anfing mich für die Küche zu interessieren。 Aber mir der Zeit habe ich gemerkt， dass es eigentlich sehr einfach ist und sich viele Dinge （von Zutaten bis Zubereitung） immer wiederholen。In dem Kochbuch von Tim Anderson wird die japanische Küche erstmal vorgestellt。 Mit viel Humor und Witz erzählt der Autor von den veganen Möglichkeiten， von Umami und erklärt die Basic-Zutaten （z。B。 Miso， Dashi etc。）， wie auch viele andere Zutaten， die verwendet werden。Im weiteren ist das Buch in folgende Kapitel eingeteilt: Gewürze， Saucen & Dressings; Snacks， kleine Gerichte & Beilagen; Hauptgericht; Große Reis- & Nudelgerichte; Nachspeisen & Drinks。 Am Ende gibt es noch ein Register mit Begriffen und Lebensmitteln。So habe ich oft nach einem Gemüse oder Zutat im Register gesucht， dass ich zu Hause habe und mir ein Gericht ausgesucht。In den letzten Monaten habe ich mich so durch das Buch durchprobiert und einige Rezepte ausprobiert。 Manchmal habe ich bei den Suppen etwas experimentiert und anderes Gemüse verwendet， bei der Nudelsorte aber bitte immer bleiben wie im Rezept！Der Autor betitelt das Buch als “Easy” und so wie die Rezepte geschrieben sind， ist es wirklich sehr einfach zu verstehen und zu kochen。 Am Ende der Rezeptseite steht ebenfalls ein Schwierigkeitsgrad da und er schafft es überall einen humorvollen Ton einzubauen （z。b。: “Schwierigkeitsgrad: So einfach， dass Sie sich ein neues Hobby suchen müssen， sollten diese Rezepte ihr Kochtalent übersteigen。”）。 Es macht auf jeden Fall Spaß mit dem Buch zu kochen und sehr gut gefallen hat mir das Rezept “Ordentliche Misosuppe”， weil ich ein Fan der Suppe bin und so eine gute schon lange nicht mehr gegessen hatte！Das Buch hat vieles zu bieten und macht einen Rundumschlag durch die vegane japanische Küche – es wird bunt， als auch klassisch。Für Anfänger gibt es einige hilfreiche Tipps， z。B。: wie Koche ich Reis， Gyoza basteln und zusammenbauen， und neben bekannten Rezepten， wie Ramen und Misosuppe gibt es sehr viel Neues zu entdecken。 Nebenbei wird viel schnell und einfach erklärt （Was ist Ponzu？ Was ist ein Katsu？）。Klar， ein Abstecher in einen asiatischen Supermarkt oder in die Abteilung ist ein Muss， aber viele Zutaten wiederholen sich ständig und ihr könnt sie schnell aufbrauchen。Übrigens hat das Buch eine sehr coole Aufmachung （Lila Seitenschnitt， goldene Verzierungen） und ist definitiv ein Hingucker im Regal， bzw。 in der Küche oder auf dem Couchtisch als Table Book， wenn Gäste kommen。 😉Dieses humorvolle Kochbuch ist auf jeden Fall ein Muss für Fans der japanischen Küche， egal ob man sich vegan ernährt oder nicht。 Die Rezepte sind vielfältig und einfach lecker！ Und ein fester Bestandteil in meiner Küche。 。。。more
Maciej Sitko
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The recipes are alright。 I have some qualms with it， though。 For example， there is one Ramen recipe made with just kombu+shiitake dashi。 Let me criticise this one。I made this particular Ramen recipe， nonetheless， out of curiosity， and the result wasn't good， to no one's surprise。 First， I wouldn't eat a Ramen with just dashi as a soup base。 Make some vegetable stock and then add dashi to tare。 That's how you do it。 Second， the idea to blend nori to make aroma oil seemed weird to me。 There's scal The recipes are alright。 I have some qualms with it， though。 For example， there is one Ramen recipe made with just kombu+shiitake dashi。 Let me criticise this one。I made this particular Ramen recipe， nonetheless， out of curiosity， and the result wasn't good， to no one's surprise。 First， I wouldn't eat a Ramen with just dashi as a soup base。 Make some vegetable stock and then add dashi to tare。 That's how you do it。 Second， the idea to blend nori to make aroma oil seemed weird to me。 There's scallion oil， onion/garlic oil， chilli oil， many strong and popular options to make an aroma oil。 But nori oil？ I had to try it out。 As I suspected， Tim's nori aroma oil was utterly disguisting。 It's uneven。 I would give it a solid 3。5， so rounding down to 3。 。。。more
Resireads
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Tim Anderson durfte ich bereits im vergangenen Jahr durch sein Kochbuch “Tokyo” kennenlernen。 Mir ist damals stark aufgefallen， dass die Rezepte oftmals Fisch oder Fleisch enthielten。 Aus diesem Grund war ich auch sehr gespannt auf “Japan Easy Vegan”。 Das Buch verspricht leckere japanische Küche ohne tierische Produkte。 Das Cover hat mir persönlich sogar besser gefallen als das von seinem Buch “Tokyo”。 “Japan Easy Vegan” lädt mit einem in warmen Farbtönen gehaltenen Cover direkt zum Loskochen ei Tim Anderson durfte ich bereits im vergangenen Jahr durch sein Kochbuch “Tokyo” kennenlernen。 Mir ist damals stark aufgefallen， dass die Rezepte oftmals Fisch oder Fleisch enthielten。 Aus diesem Grund war ich auch sehr gespannt auf “Japan Easy Vegan”。 Das Buch verspricht leckere japanische Küche ohne tierische Produkte。 Das Cover hat mir persönlich sogar besser gefallen als das von seinem Buch “Tokyo”。 “Japan Easy Vegan” lädt mit einem in warmen Farbtönen gehaltenen Cover direkt zum Loskochen ein。 Das Buch besitzt außerdem einen wunderbar knalligen Farbschnitt。Nach einer kurzen Einleitung， bei der sich der Autor und die Küche vorstellen， folgt eine Doppelseite über “Umami- Lieb & Teuer: Fleischaroma ohne Fleisch”。 Danach kommt auch schon das Kapitel “Veganes in der Speisekammer”。 Hier werden die sieben wichtigsten Bestandteile der japanischen Küche erläutert， sowie “elf weitere köstliche vegane japanische Leckereien”。 Diese Übersicht hat mir persönlich sehr gut gefallen， da ich mich mit Sake， Mirin， Miso und co。 nicht sehr gut auskenne。Nachdem nun die wichtigsten Grundzutaten erklärt wurden， geht es auch schon mit dem Kapitel “Gewürze， Saucen & Dressings” richtig los。 Hier werden beispielsweise vegane Alternativen zu Dashi erklärt， sowie andere Saucen， die bei manchen Rezepten benötigt werden。Das nächste Kapitel behandelt “Snacks， Kleine Gerichte & Beilagen”。 Hier findet man von “Süsskartoffeln mit getrüffeltem Ponzu” über “Mit Teriyaki-Sauce gegrillten Karotten” bis hin zu “Knuspriger Aubergine mit würziger Misosauce” alles。Die einzelnen Rezepte sind immer ähnlich aufgebaut。 Unter dem Rezeptnamen findet man eine Portionsangabe。 Dann folgt eine kleine Einleitung und die Zutaten。 Danach findet man die Instruktionen， die gut verständlich und relativ aus führig sind。 Der Autor schreibt seine Rezepte immer mit einer Prise Humor， so kann man beim Lesen der Rezepte auch schon mal schmunzeln。 Zum Schluss wird auch noch ein Schwierigkeitsgrad angegeben。 Dieser ist in der Regel aber immer einfach oder so:“Als ich diese Rezept verfasste， warf die Katze eine meiner Pflanzen um- feuchte Erde überall！ Sie aufzuwischen war viel schwieriger， als diesen Eintopf zu kochen”JAPAN EASY VEGAN， TIM ANDERSON， S。142 UNTENDiese Anmerkungen sind zwar humorvoll， jedoch fand ich es leider schade， dass es mir nicht gelungen ist， den wirklichen Schwierigkeitsgrad einzuschätzen， wenn jedes Rezept als leicht bezeichnet wird。Nach den Beilagen und Snacks widmen wir uns den “Hauptgerichten”。 In diesem Kapitel findet man zum Beispiel “Menchi Katsu” und das “Japanisches Selleriesteak”。 Danach kommen noch die “Großen Reis- & Nudelgerichte”。 Hier findet man， wie man anhand des Titel schon vermuten kann， verschiedenste Variationen an Reis- & Nudelgerichten。 Beispielsweise eine “Portobello- Bowl” oder “Gebratener Reis alla Primavera”。Den krönenden Abschluss liefert noch das letzte Kapitel mit “Nachspeisen & Drinks”。 Von einem “einzigartige Pfirsichsorbet mit Sake”， bis hin zu “Schokoladenmousse mit betrunkenen Kirschen und in Miso gerösteten Pekannüssen” ist hier für jeden etwas dabei。Insgesamt bietet “Japan Easy Vegan” eine Vielzahl an leckeren Rezepten， die einfach nach zu kochen sind。 Das perfekte Buch für alle Liebhaber der japanischen Küche und die， die es noch werden wollen。 。。。more
Kate
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I was excited to spot this attractive book at my local library。 But the content is so disappointing！ I don’t think you need to be Japanese， or vegan， to write a vegan Japanese cookbook， but you should at least respect the subject you have decided to write a book about。 The author seemed antagonistic towards veganism and it came across like he didn’t want to write this book at all。 I don’t understand it。 He stated that ramen can’t really be vegan， and went on a huge rant about sushi， and then see I was excited to spot this attractive book at my local library。 But the content is so disappointing！ I don’t think you need to be Japanese， or vegan， to write a vegan Japanese cookbook， but you should at least respect the subject you have decided to write a book about。 The author seemed antagonistic towards veganism and it came across like he didn’t want to write this book at all。 I don’t understand it。 He stated that ramen can’t really be vegan， and went on a huge rant about sushi， and then seemingly begrudgingly gave some recipes in these categories。 I don’t want to feel like the author doesn’t stand behind his recipes - why would I want to cook them？ He even wrote at one point that his editor told him to take out references to meat， and yet so much remains！ I wonder how bad it started off if this is after a knowledgeable editor went through it。 Great idea for a book， great design， disappointing content。 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Easy vegan Japanese recipes， ready to try the croquettes and gyoza recipes。
Queer lesen
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A white non-vegan dude appropriating Japanese culture with cringeworthy comments and „humour“。I was deceived by the stunning graphic design and photography。 Should‘ve checked out the author before buying this book。
Patricia Krüger | miss。amanogawa
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Ich habe bereits TOKYO STORIES von Anderson in meinem Regal zu stehen und ich kann mich erinnern， dass mir die geringe Auswahl an vegetarischen / veganen Gerichten nicht gefallen hat。 Natürlich kann man das ein oder andere einfach weglassen， aber dann geht der typische Umami-Geschmack verloren。。。Hierbei schafft dieses Buch Abhilfe！Saucen und Basiszutaten werden ganz leicht selbst hergestellt。 Alternativen zu herkömmlichen Ingredienzen sind somit reichlich vorhanden。Zu Beginn des Buches bietet un Ich habe bereits TOKYO STORIES von Anderson in meinem Regal zu stehen und ich kann mich erinnern， dass mir die geringe Auswahl an vegetarischen / veganen Gerichten nicht gefallen hat。 Natürlich kann man das ein oder andere einfach weglassen， aber dann geht der typische Umami-Geschmack verloren。。。Hierbei schafft dieses Buch Abhilfe！Saucen und Basiszutaten werden ganz leicht selbst hergestellt。 Alternativen zu herkömmlichen Ingredienzen sind somit reichlich vorhanden。Zu Beginn des Buches bietet unser Spitzenkoch einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Zutaten der japanischen Küche und erklärt， welche Geschmacksträger besonders in der veganen Küche zum Einsatz kommen。Dann folgen Rezepte， mit Bildern und lustigen Anekdoten。Allerdings stört mich hier eine Sache: die Auswahl der Gerichte und Rezepte。Revolutionär und ausgefallen würde ich das nicht bezeichnen。 Eher fade und herkömmlich。 Kochen für Doofe， denn schwer ist hier wirklich nichts。 Weil die Gerichte so vollkommen banal sind。Natürlich heißt das Buch JapanEASY， aber ich hatte mir mehr typisch japanische Gerichte erhofft。 Nicht frittiertes oder geschmortes Gemüse。Gyoza， Sushi und Ramen waren vorhanden， die Rezepte merke ich mir。 Und die Kroketten！ Alle Korokke-Fans heben bitte die Hände！Ich würde das Buch als gelungene Ergänzung zu TOKYO STORIES empfehlen， denn als Stand-alone war es mir nicht vielfältig genug。 Bruchschokolade als Dessert？ Ich bitte euch 🙄 。。。more
spen
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I love many of these recipes。 A couple need slight quantity changes。 I haven't tested any of the desserts or cocktails， as I don't drink。 I love many of these recipes。 A couple need slight quantity changes。 I haven't tested any of the desserts or cocktails， as I don't drink。 。。。more
Gloria
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Made a few recipes from this and they were good。 However， Tim Anderson's attitude towards veganism is infuriatingly patronizing and weird， and the stylistic tics of his writing are unbelieveably annoying - i can hardly bear to read it。 Made a few recipes from this and they were good。 However， Tim Anderson's attitude towards veganism is infuriatingly patronizing and weird， and the stylistic tics of his writing are unbelieveably annoying - i can hardly bear to read it。 。。。more
Dimity Hubbub
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Picked this up as finding fully vegan cookbooks can be quite difficult and I love Japanese food。 Beautiful graphic design and will be interesting to try the recipes， but I really wish this wasn't written by a white guy who also isn't vegan。 Picked this up as finding fully vegan cookbooks can be quite difficult and I love Japanese food。 Beautiful graphic design and will be interesting to try the recipes， but I really wish this wasn't written by a white guy who also isn't vegan。 。。。more
Alba
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The book looks stunning。 So pretty， so well designed， flawless。 The content of the book however， is a different story。Tim states at the beginning that he is not a vegan and it unfortunately shows throughout the book。 I don't mean to say that you must be vegan to write a plant-based cook book but it sure helps。 At some points it even felt like he wasn't a fan of vegans at all， which is odd when you are trying to capitalize on veganism。 The author comes across oftentimes as a complete food snob an The book looks stunning。 So pretty， so well designed， flawless。 The content of the book however， is a different story。Tim states at the beginning that he is not a vegan and it unfortunately shows throughout the book。 I don't mean to say that you must be vegan to write a plant-based cook book but it sure helps。 At some points it even felt like he wasn't a fan of vegans at all， which is odd when you are trying to capitalize on veganism。 The author comes across oftentimes as a complete food snob and a know-it-all lecturing readers on how to pronounce "sake"， for example。 He is not even Japanese himself。 Some recipes are inspiring but most of them rather basic。 I think it could be a great present for someone who has very basic coking skills and is venturing into the plant-based food world。 However， I would not recommend this book to any vegan that knows how to cook。 。。。more
Brianna
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I picked up a few recipes from here that I think I will try， nothing too complicated， mostly just add ons to existing recipes I already use。Overall I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style introducing recipes。 It just was too， almost， obnoxious。 I'm now second-guessing my pronunciation of "sake。" I take it from the way the author write that they are not vegan。 Of course， you don't have to be vegan to write a vegan cookbook， but it sure helps。 Talking about how you are a sushi purist and sushi is I picked up a few recipes from here that I think I will try， nothing too complicated， mostly just add ons to existing recipes I already use。Overall I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style introducing recipes。 It just was too， almost， obnoxious。 I'm now second-guessing my pronunciation of "sake。" I take it from the way the author write that they are not vegan。 Of course， you don't have to be vegan to write a vegan cookbook， but it sure helps。 Talking about how you are a sushi purist and sushi isn't the right word for vegan sushi isn't very helpful to vegans （same goes to the word burgers）。 There are just some words in the world of cooking that don't （yet？） have vegan equivalents but that have recipes that can be veganized。 It oddly felt like vegan-shaming in the middle of a vegan cookbook。 Which is just rather strange。If you've never cooked Japanese food， this is a good place to start。 All the basic recipes are in here as well as an overview of typical ingredients used in Japanese cooking。 。。。more
Avi
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If you're a vegan， definitely read this。 If you're a vegetarian， go for Elizabeth Andoh as well。 If you're into Japanese food in general。。。 I'm extremely hesitant to recommend it。 It did have a few very interesting unconventional dessert recipes though （so maybe just skim that section）。 If you're a vegan， definitely read this。 If you're a vegetarian， go for Elizabeth Andoh as well。 If you're into Japanese food in general。。。 I'm extremely hesitant to recommend it。 It did have a few very interesting unconventional dessert recipes though （so maybe just skim that section）。 。。。more
Nic Ristevski
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Have made 3 recipes from this and they were all so good。 My fave vegan cookbook。
Brittany
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This is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I've ever owned。 Also， the chef's writing is fun， humorous and doesn't take things too seriously。 Highly recommend。 This is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I've ever owned。 Also， the chef's writing is fun， humorous and doesn't take things too seriously。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Melissa
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I'm vegan and obsessed with Japanese food so of course I bought this book。 I've only done 5 recipes in it so far but everything was perfect and I will probably cook my way through the book before too long。 The cucumber and wakame with seasoned vinegar is everyone's favorite since our garden won't stop spitting out cucumbers this summer！ I can't wait to do the jackfruit karaage， I knew I was hoarding canned jackfruit for a reason。 I also like the stress on simple dishes and techniques because som I'm vegan and obsessed with Japanese food so of course I bought this book。 I've only done 5 recipes in it so far but everything was perfect and I will probably cook my way through the book before too long。 The cucumber and wakame with seasoned vinegar is everyone's favorite since our garden won't stop spitting out cucumbers this summer！ I can't wait to do the jackfruit karaage， I knew I was hoarding canned jackfruit for a reason。 I also like the stress on simple dishes and techniques because some Japanese cooking can be a little intimidating。 Also this book is beautiful， actually makes me use my cookbook stand/splatter shield。 。。。more
Krystle L
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An incredibly charming read with similar friendly conversational tone as in the non-vegan JapanEasy。 The aim of this book isn't to do "vegan versions" of meat or fish-centric classics， but to expose and elevate Japan's rich culture of food that is already vegan/almost vegan。 The engaging introduction to the book sucks you in， goes over the basics of building umami without meat/fish， covers some basic pantry items and then dives right in。 The chapters are organized by type of recipe， the intro to An incredibly charming read with similar friendly conversational tone as in the non-vegan JapanEasy。 The aim of this book isn't to do "vegan versions" of meat or fish-centric classics， but to expose and elevate Japan's rich culture of food that is already vegan/almost vegan。 The engaging introduction to the book sucks you in， goes over the basics of building umami without meat/fish， covers some basic pantry items and then dives right in。 The chapters are organized by type of recipe， the intro to each recipe is brief and clever: ie。 the intro to a recipe called "Pimp Your Edamame" finishes with the sentence "But you can easily turn your edamame from lugubrious legumes into SUPER SOY POWER PODS with any of these seasoning ideas。" Yes to that。 The 15 or so recipes I've tried thus far have been amazing as written with little need to adjust the seasonings as I go （although I naturally tinker）。 They are even acxurate by time needed to complete！ Perhaps the coolest part of each recipe is that it includes a "difficulty" on the bottom center of the page。。。and is also more descriptive than "one star for easy 4 for difficult。" The difficulty for Sunomono？ "Very very not difficult。" The soybean recipe I mentioned before where it's assembling different seasonings for steamed edamame？ "So not difficult that if these are beyond your grasp as a cook， you should probably find a new hobby。"Recipes that I've tried and loved: Mapo Tofu， French Onion Ramen， Surprisingly Awesome One-Hour Spicy Sesame Aubergine and Courgette Ramen， Iced Summer Somen with Lemon， Rough Night Rice" just to name a few。The ONLY thing I can think of that will make some people not want this book is that it is written by an American-British author so things like "eggplant" are called "aubergine。" For those scared of gram and ml measurements， the recipes also include oz and volume in cups/teaspoons etc。！ 。。。more
Emily
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Very beautifully designed， but the content is rather 'mediocre'。 It's just a bunch of American/non-Japanese recipes dressed in Japanese condiments。 Also， I didn't/couldn't appreciate the 'playful tone' of the instructions/notes。 Not sure why Anderson had to sexualise 'white peaches' as well。 But also - maybe choose a different fruit to fetishise？ The 'peach' as a sexual symbol has been done too many times before。 Why didn't he just go for the Yuzu？ 'Ramen for Faye Wong' made me roll my eyes - it Very beautifully designed， but the content is rather 'mediocre'。 It's just a bunch of American/non-Japanese recipes dressed in Japanese condiments。 Also， I didn't/couldn't appreciate the 'playful tone' of the instructions/notes。 Not sure why Anderson had to sexualise 'white peaches' as well。 But also - maybe choose a different fruit to fetishise？ The 'peach' as a sexual symbol has been done too many times before。 Why didn't he just go for the Yuzu？ 'Ramen for Faye Wong' made me roll my eyes - it wasn't a creatively crafted recipe at all。 & I'm pretty sure Faye Wong must have had way better bowls of ramen。 To casually use her name like that without much relevance felt a lot like a 'cheap trick'。 The only recipe that I thought was 'okay' is 'Rough Night Rice'。 Maybe I only like it because of the name？ I think that this is not a great book for anyone who is well-acquainted with Japanese food/cuisine/culture。 However， it would be a perfect gift for someone who's clueless about all that。 The design/illustrations is really lovely。 If it was a gift - it'd sit nicely on the shelf。 Just a bit useless， but pretty enough to keep。 。。。more
Billie
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