Cook Anime: Eat Like Your Favorite Character—from Bento to Okonomiyaki
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- Author：Diana Ault
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Summary
Embark on a foodie’s journey through the world of anime—and learn to recreate delicious dishes from your favorite series—with this practical guide to anime food。 Join an otaku on her tour through anime food and find out what your favorite characters are savoring and sharing—from bento to yakisoba—and then learn to make it at home！ Along with each recipe， you will discover facts behind the food， such as history， culture， tips， and more。 Perfect for foodies and anime-lovers alike， Cook Anime is the all-inclusive guide to making the meals of this Japanese artform。
Reviews
David Hill
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I loved this idea！ Many times while watching an anime or reading a manga I've seen something that I have wanted to try and make or at least taste myself someday。 Sadly this wasn't executed in the best way。 The author chose an easy route， she took common food dishes seen in various anime and gives you a basic recipe for the dish， then tells you what anime that dish is seen in。 That's nice and all but I would've preferred to see a little more research done。 I would imagine that each author of thes I loved this idea！ Many times while watching an anime or reading a manga I've seen something that I have wanted to try and make or at least taste myself someday。 Sadly this wasn't executed in the best way。 The author chose an easy route， she took common food dishes seen in various anime and gives you a basic recipe for the dish， then tells you what anime that dish is seen in。 That's nice and all but I would've preferred to see a little more research done。 I would imagine that each author of these various anime/manga would have a recipe they have in mind as they wrote the story and it would've been nice to get their personal opinions what the exact dish is and then give the recipe for that specific dish。 If you look up a recipe online your search will render thousands of that recipe but only one of those recipes is a correct match for what was used in a show。 Beside that these recipes do sounds good and I plan on trying most if not all of them out。 Thank you to Netgalley for a digital copy in exchange for my honest review。 I did end up buying this book because anime and cooking are two passions of mine and I'm not disappointed in that decision。 。。。more
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Eliza
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super fun and cute cookbook。 I haven't tried the recipes yet， but they look amazing。 super fun and cute cookbook。 I haven't tried the recipes yet， but they look amazing。 。。。more
Karrie Wagner
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This would make a reaaalllly fun program。
DOBED
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This book is absolutely awesome。
Danni
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Really cool book。 Beautiful pictures and information but I don't think I'll actually make these recipes。 Really cool book。 Beautiful pictures and information but I don't think I'll actually make these recipes。 。。。more
Shannon
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I enjoyed the anime references and explanations！ The food seemed pretty staple， and the recipes seemed easy to follow。 My main complaint I had was I wish there were more pictures and color。 For an anime cookbook， it felt bland at times。
Bannerfischer13
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its a beautiful book y very useful
Attabey
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Very meh， it's mostly here are some traditional Japanese （ish） dishes and connecting it to anime。What I expected in the case of Food Wars is not the "traditional recipes" but the innovative recipes that appear in the anime series。Also the photography of the dishes was pretty meh 🤷🏾♀️You will be better off searching in YouTube how to make X from anime Y tbh Very meh， it's mostly here are some traditional Japanese （ish） dishes and connecting it to anime。What I expected in the case of Food Wars is not the "traditional recipes" but the innovative recipes that appear in the anime series。Also the photography of the dishes was pretty meh 🤷🏾♀️You will be better off searching in YouTube how to make X from anime Y tbh 。。。more
Heather
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I love it！ I can't wait to try out some of these dishes！ 😋 I love it！ I can't wait to try out some of these dishes！ 😋 。。。more
Lynn Baker
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Great recipes。 I gifted this to a friend who I knew would love it。 She made the red bean pancake （her favorite snack） the first night she had the book and said that it was delicious。 The first time that she had ever made it herself。
Ashley
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Delicious-looking recipes inspired by anime and Japanese culture - the ARC was entirely in black and white， which， for me， doesn't lend well to a cookbook。 I want full-color， man！ Perhaps the final version will have full-color images。。。 The recipes， though， all sound amazing， some are fairly complex and you'll definitely need access to a good Asian market nearby， but if you're an anime fan， you'll definitely love this cookbook。 Delicious-looking recipes inspired by anime and Japanese culture - the ARC was entirely in black and white， which， for me， doesn't lend well to a cookbook。 I want full-color， man！ Perhaps the final version will have full-color images。。。 The recipes， though， all sound amazing， some are fairly complex and you'll definitely need access to a good Asian market nearby， but if you're an anime fan， you'll definitely love this cookbook。 。。。more
KevLooney
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The quality of writing held it back。 I give it an 8/10。 I found some new anime I enjoyed in the book。 I was never bored while reading。 The quality of writing is poor。
Dorothee
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The food and culture facts were really interesting！ I felt it had a lot of cool tidbits and insights into origins of the food。 The recipes were quite simple and plain， though。
Lizz Rusin
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Fun cookbook for anime lovers and those looking to explore more Asian cuisine
Larissa Lee
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Easy to follow recipes， aesthetically pleasing images and layout - this is a good cookbook for anime lovers， as it includes cultural facts and anime notes for each recipe。
J。L。 Slipak
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Different， Enticing， Yummy！Embark on a foodie’s journey through the world of anime—and learn to recreate delicious dishes from your favorite series—with this practical guide to anime food。 Join an otaku on her tour through anime food and find out what your favorite characters are savoring and sharing—from bento to yakisoba—and then learn to make it at home！ Along with each recipe， you will discover facts behind the food， such as history， culture， tips， and more。 Perfect for foodies and anime-lov Different， Enticing， Yummy！Embark on a foodie’s journey through the world of anime—and learn to recreate delicious dishes from your favorite series—with this practical guide to anime food。 Join an otaku on her tour through anime food and find out what your favorite characters are savoring and sharing—from bento to yakisoba—and then learn to make it at home！ Along with each recipe， you will discover facts behind the food， such as history， culture， tips， and more。 Perfect for foodies and anime-lovers alike， Cook Anime is the all-inclusive guide to making the meals of this Japanese artform。Out July 2020160 PagesMY THOUGHTS:I received this book in exchange for my honest review。I’ve been struggling with providing a review for this book。 Normally， I have no issues reviewing a cookbook， however， this one I’ve been putting off while trying a recipe or two。So…It’s not that the book doesn’t present itself well; it does。 Nor， is it because it’s based on characters from anime， something I do not follow–which is odd， I know， given my geekiness。 And it is about food… no problems there。So let’s look a bit closer。You’re provided with what is found in a Japanese pantry。 Very interesting with Japanese names and explanations for what each means。 I would have loved it if they’d concentrated on the pronunciation of each name so there was an added Japanese language learning element to the section。Next section is all about the main dishes。 Names of characters are suddenly thrust upon you without any real explanation as to who they are。 I suppose， if I was into Anime I would understand who they are。 Things like， “The Great Passage，” and， “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba” are used and I’m scratching my head at this addition。 I love the concept of adding “Food Facts” and “Culture Facts” I really enjoyed these but then there’s a section about where to find other places certain foods appear in， and once again， I’m lost。 “Nora， Princess， and Stray Cat。” These are foods or characters？ Of course， to Anime lovers， these names are probably common knowledge and followers are laughing at my ignorance。 Metric charts are provided at the back of the book。The accompanying photos of food are clear and yummy-looking。 For some， this cookbook is a fantastic item to add to their collection of Anime collectibles because they reflect the Anime food written about in a well-loved series。 For foodies like myself， and other non-Anime following folks， this could be a bit confusing。 。。。more
Margaret Gerberding
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If you like anime， and want to eat the food the characters are eating， then this is the book for you！
Geli
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Definitely not your traditional Japanese cookbook！ Each recipe mentions an anime movie/show that inspired it， along with a short description。 Although I'm not a huge anime fan， I found its connection with food very interesting- food plays a pretty big part in so much anime！ The author really knows the genre well and did a lot of research into the recipes for her book。 Some of the recipes seem pretty involved， and others very simple。 There are some dishes that I'm really looking forward to cookin Definitely not your traditional Japanese cookbook！ Each recipe mentions an anime movie/show that inspired it， along with a short description。 Although I'm not a huge anime fan， I found its connection with food very interesting- food plays a pretty big part in so much anime！ The author really knows the genre well and did a lot of research into the recipes for her book。 Some of the recipes seem pretty involved， and others very simple。 There are some dishes that I'm really looking forward to cooking， such as the Tonkatsu。 There is also a Drinks and Desserts section with some very fun recipes- including one for Pocky！ 。。。more
Adrienne Organa
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This cook book is so much fun！ I really loved the layout of all the recipes and the instructions are very easy to understand and follow。 Highly recommend for any anime fan。
Kathryn
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I enjoyed going through this book several times since receiving it。 It has recipes that are taken from different animes。 The recipes list the animes they are in。 This didn't interest me as much as the food facts， cultural information， etc。 about these recipes and certain ingredients。 I am a third generation Japanese-American and am familiar with quite a few of these dishes， but had no idea how to make them。 I am looking forward to making many of them now。 For me， this is an excellent reference b I enjoyed going through this book several times since receiving it。 It has recipes that are taken from different animes。 The recipes list the animes they are in。 This didn't interest me as much as the food facts， cultural information， etc。 about these recipes and certain ingredients。 I am a third generation Japanese-American and am familiar with quite a few of these dishes， but had no idea how to make them。 I am looking forward to making many of them now。 For me， this is an excellent reference book for me and others to try making popular Japanese dishes。 。。。more
Joseph Willis
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I’m a bit of an anime fan， but I’m a huge fan of cooking and Japanese food。 So for me， Cooking Anime was a really fun adventure。 One aspect that I found really fun was supplemental materials that come with each recipe。 Not only do you get a list of anime that that particular dish has shown up in， you get a bit of cultural history and context that brings not only the recipe， but their place in those particular anime to life。 So even if you aren’t planning on cooking a lot or any out of this， ther I’m a bit of an anime fan， but I’m a huge fan of cooking and Japanese food。 So for me， Cooking Anime was a really fun adventure。 One aspect that I found really fun was supplemental materials that come with each recipe。 Not only do you get a list of anime that that particular dish has shown up in， you get a bit of cultural history and context that brings not only the recipe， but their place in those particular anime to life。 So even if you aren’t planning on cooking a lot or any out of this， there is still a lot for you。 But hey， this is a cookbook， so why wouldn’t you want to make some of these dishes。 And that is where I see this book really shining， it is an easy entry point into cooking and preparing Japanese food at home。 As I said， I love Japanese food and have a number of traditional cookbooks on Japanese cuisine already on my bookshelf。 But I can also see how some of these books would be intimidating or inaccessible to someone who hasn’t cooked a lot， or who doesn’t feel confident about their skills in the kitchen。 Cooking Anime though lays out foundational pieces of Japanese cooking and then shows you how to put them together into a meal you may recognize from your favorite show。 The Katsudon recipe is a perfect example of this。 If you want to eat a little more Plus Ultra！ they’ve given you a great primer on cooking rice， how to make tonkatsu， and how to put together a dashi broth。 From there it is an easy trip to this final recipe。 While cookbooks like this aren’t for everyone， I really do love cookbooks like this that offer a door in for people who may not be kitchen inclined or normally interested in learning to cook for themselves or others。 So why it may not be my go to book for my next bento box， I already have a great list of people to invite over and send them home with an after dinner copy。Thanks to Netgalley and Tiller Press for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Mego
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Yes！ The cookbook I've been looking for my whole life！ The author describes it perfectly in the introduction - being enamored with the background scenes in our favorite anime， especially when there's food involved。 All that animated food just looks so delicious， and now， we can know what it is and even make it for ourselves！ This cookbook is not only great for anime nerds， but anyone looking to cook popular Japanese dishes。 The recipes stick to authenticity where they can， and include lots of ex Yes！ The cookbook I've been looking for my whole life！ The author describes it perfectly in the introduction - being enamored with the background scenes in our favorite anime， especially when there's food involved。 All that animated food just looks so delicious， and now， we can know what it is and even make it for ourselves！ This cookbook is not only great for anime nerds， but anyone looking to cook popular Japanese dishes。 The recipes stick to authenticity where they can， and include lots of extra info to help one understand the dish beyond just the instructions for cooking it。 。。。more
Todd
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First up， a couple disclaimers: I won this book through a goodreads giveaway， and I’ve not yet tried making any of the recipes from the book。This is a beautiful little cookbook full of recipes seen in many， many anime series and movies。 I love the layout and fantastic photographs of most of the dishes。 My only nitpick with the layout is some of the text can be rather small。 Each recipe is tied to an anime with a brief description of how the food factors into the show。 After each recipe is a list First up， a couple disclaimers: I won this book through a goodreads giveaway， and I’ve not yet tried making any of the recipes from the book。This is a beautiful little cookbook full of recipes seen in many， many anime series and movies。 I love the layout and fantastic photographs of most of the dishes。 My only nitpick with the layout is some of the text can be rather small。 Each recipe is tied to an anime with a brief description of how the food factors into the show。 After each recipe is a list of other anime you might have seen the dish in。 And for many/most of the recipes there’s a short food facts section that gives extra history or insight into the dish and its variants， and sometimes culture facts and anime facts sections where extra details are given on those topics。 These various notes sections were some of my favorite parts of the book。I’m not incredibly skilled in the kitchen so I appreciate the recipes appear to cover a range of skill levels。 Though some appear very involved many appear quite simple （rice porridge， grilled corn）。 Some dishes are easier if you have certain appliances （rice cooker， takoyaki pan， taiyaki pan/maker， ice cream maker）， though in most cases alternatives are listed。 The only exception I can think of was the taiyaki pan/maker。 Without that it might be a bit difficult to create those awesome fish shaped red bean-filled snacks。I was fascinated several times to find dishes that seemed very familiar to me， though sometimes with subtle or interesting differences。 Reading the culture and food sections I learned some of the dishes were introduced to Japan from other countries， often adapted to suit Japanese tastes or availability of ingredients。 So in addition to very Japanese dishes you’ll also see things like hamburger （hambagu）， spaghetti bolognese， crepes， milk tea and others， all that have been adapted in Japan and made an appearance in anime。I love this cookbook and really look forward to giving a go at making some of the dishes （or making a complete mess if my skills aren’t quite up to the challenge yet）。 。。。more
Stephanie
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My 17 year and 15 year old are huge anime fans so this was fantastic。 They recognized the characters and we found some tasty recipes。 I really enjoyed the yakatori。 I am still waiting on them to make more recipes but the few we have tried have been very tasty。
Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell
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I want this soooo badly because I've been to Japan and the food was AMAZING。 Okonomiyaki is so good。 I had it at an indie cafe in Osaka。 So good。 I want this soooo badly because I've been to Japan and the food was AMAZING。 Okonomiyaki is so good。 I had it at an indie cafe in Osaka。 So good。 。。。more
Kristine
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Cook Anime by Diana Ault is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late September。Recipes for main dishes， side dishes， bento box items， street food， drinks， and desserts， as well as a brief paragraph on the anime or manga being mentioned， helpful tips on ingredients and preparation， then mentions other mediums where this dish featured。 It's straightforward in the sense the Ault doesn't gush over the anime and， instead， just wants the focus to be more on the food for a better flavor and easier cl Cook Anime by Diana Ault is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late September。Recipes for main dishes， side dishes， bento box items， street food， drinks， and desserts， as well as a brief paragraph on the anime or manga being mentioned， helpful tips on ingredients and preparation， then mentions other mediums where this dish featured。 It's straightforward in the sense the Ault doesn't gush over the anime and， instead， just wants the focus to be more on the food for a better flavor and easier cleanup， then secondarily on the Japanese language and cultural history。 。。。more
Mary
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Loved how the book was set up: the recipe， cool facts about the ingredients/entrée， and a list of anime in which the food item makes a presence。I did wish there were more pictures。Borrowed from my library （as I do with most cookbooks） but I’m definitely buying this one！
Kate Church
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