Reviews for A Cook's Journey to Japan: Fish Tales and Rice Paddies/100 Homestyle Recipes from Japanese Kitchens

The average rating for A Cook's Journey to Japan: Fish Tales and Rice Paddies/100 Homestyle Recipes from Japanese Kitchens based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-01-19 00:00:00 Patrick Meyer I liked this book and wrote down a few things I'll google later to see about getting my husband to cook. He lived in Japan for a while in college and enjoys Japanese food immensely. He wasn't happy with my suggestions and actually took the book and wrote down lots of recipes for us to try. He enjoyed the writing and laughed at how perfectly she explained some of the experiences and oddities that a traveler who lives there will come upon in their stay. So if you've lived in Japan or traveled there extensively you'll really enjoy this book. If you're like me and have never been there you'll still enjoy getting exposed to such different possibilities in cooking. Brandon did think that the cooking was not "home cooking" as he knew it and was a little too fru fru (my words, not his, but I think adequate describes his sentiment). It would be like if you gave someone a gourmet, fancy cookbook for American food, and they thought this was reflective of "home cooking" here in America. It's not. It's not what we eat every day. So I'm not sure if she was being treated more to "fancy foods" because she was a guest, or if it's a regional thing, or if she knew she was picking more recipes that don't reflect what you'd get if you were actually eating in a Japanese home every day as my husband did. Either way the recipes are interesting and he liked her stories and writing so you should definitely check this out.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-02-13 00:00:00 John Pantages We love this cookbook!