A Cook's Journey to Japan by Feldner, Sarah -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Contents

The Basics

Foreword A Culinary Tour of Japan's Regional Cuisines Introduction A Search for Everyday Recipes and the Stories that Inspire Them Useful Japanese Tools and Utensils Simple Japanese Cooking Techniques

Grating Fresh Wasabi Grating Ginger and Making Ginger Juice Shaving Vegetables Dicing and Cubing Toasting Sesame Seeds Pressing Tofu Deep-Frying 101 Chopping Vegetables for Color

Essential Japanese Ingredients The Basics

Fish Stock Vegetarian Stock Shiitake Mushroom Stock White Rice Sushi Rice Hitomi’s Rice Topping Pickled Ginger Marinated Mushrooms Golden Thread Eggs Peanut Miso Eggplant Miso Marinated Fried Tofu Sesame Salad Dressing Quick and Easy Pickles

Snacks and Salads

Rice-Stuffed Marinated Tofu Pockets Vegetable-Stuffed Rolls Japanese Egg Salad Sandwiches Japanese Cocktail Peanuts Crispy Rice Snacks Ginger-Fried Soybeans Five Color Salad White Radish Salad Garlic Chive Pancakes

Soups

Miso Soup with Baby Clams Soy Sauce Soup with Rice Pork and Leek Miso Soup Fava Bean Soup Burdock Soup Get-Well-Soon Udon Soup Mixed Tofu Soup Pork Soup with Dumplings Udon Soup with Chicken Meatballs Somen Noodle Miso Soup

Rice and Noodles

Almond Rice Onigiri Chicken and Vegetable Rice Medley Black and White Rice Rice with Green Peas Miso-Filled Rice Patties Sushi Rice with Toppings Chicken’n Rice Stew Fried soba Noodles and rice Ginger rice Brown Rice with Red Beans Barley Rice Soy Sauce Udon Noodles Pan-Fried Noodles Fried Rice Logs Cold Sesame Noodle Salad

Poultry and Meats

Sesame Fried Chicken Soy-Glazed Chicken Wings Ginger-Simmered Chicken Yakitori Chicken Skewers Flavorful Yakitori Sauce Chicken and Vegetable Hotpot Mixed Japanese BBQ Braised Spare Ribs Curry Rice Breaded Pork Cutlets Sesame-Seared Beef

Seafood

Seasoned Fish Burgers Scallops with Miso and Eggs Broiled Salmon Handrolled Sushi Sea Bream Rice One-Bite Sushi Nibbles Salmon Teriyaki Miso-Marinated Grilled Fish Squid with Edamame Deep-Fried Mackerel

Vegetables and Tofu

Fresh Eggplant Rice Topper Spicy Carrot and Burdock Root Fried Potatoes with Miso and Sesame Miso-Slathered Daikon Deep-Fried Tofuin Sweet Fish Stock Japanese-Style Vegetable Gratin Katsuo no Tataki Savory Tofu Patties Seasoned Taro Root Soy Sauce Marinated Fava Beans Spicy Pan-Seared Eggplant

Desserts and Drinks

Oolong Tea Chiffon Cake Banana Chiffon Cake Green Tea Snow Cone Polar Bear Snow Cone Sugared Bread Sticks Crispy Buckwheat Cookies Toasted Sesame Cookies Green Tea Ice Cream with Black Sugar Syrup Ginger Tea Gingerade Green Tea Smoothie Japanese Apricot Liqueur Japanese Shisho Liqueur Japanese Teas

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