Atsuko's Japanese Kitchen: Home-Cooked Comfort Food Made Simple

Learn how to make the enigmatic and umami-rich comfort food of Japan, with over 75 recipes straight from Atsuko Ikeda’s authentic yet modern Japanese Kitchen. This book invites home cooks to explore Japanese home cooking beyond the sushi counter or ramen-ya, presenting a friendly primer to make Japanese dishes approachable and enjoyable. It covers basics such as how to season food the Japanese way, how to prepare dashi stock, and variations on basic rice, while offering a balanced approach to meals and appealing presentation. Beyond familiar mains like chicken teriyaki, tonkatsu, beef tataki, and gyoza, you’ll find izakaya-style small plates, modern desserts, and dishes from Atsuko’s family repertoire. The author weaves in cultural explanations and anecdotes to deepen understanding of Japanese home cooking and its traditions.

The book blends authentic techniques with contemporary twists, highlighting comforting, stylish, and relatively lighter dishes compared with standard interpretations of comfort food. It aims to help readers recreate restaurant- or holiday-style dishes at home, while discovering the secrets behind Japanese home-cooking through clear guidance and visuals.

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• Meer dan 75 recepten uit Atsuko Ikeda’s keuken
• Basiskennis: dashi-stock en rijstvariaties
• Izakaya-hapjes en moderne desserts
• Presentatie en plating met traditionele inspiratie
• Familie-recepten en moderne creaties