WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2024 - COOKERY BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF THE ANDRÉ SIMON FOOD & DRINK BOOK AWARDS 2024 - SPECIAL COMMENDATION
Simple, everyday Japanese cooking from best-selling author Emiko Davies.
'An exquisite but refreshingly down to earth guide to everyday Japanese and Yoshoku (think East meets West) cooking, with recipes that inspire and invite.' - Nigella Lawson
'Every time I look at this book I feel a lightness. The inside is as lovely as the cover.' - Diana Henry
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The everyday meals, cooked in the homes of Japanese mothers and grandmothers, is the food that Emiko grew up with. They're the dishes she makes for her own children: simple, satisfying food like tamagonogohan (stir fried egg and rice), soba noodle soup, Japanese curry, yakisoba, and miso soup, prepared with whatever seasonal vegetables happen to be around.
Unlike what many people think, Japanese home cooking is not fiddly, nor time consuming. It's quick and remarkably simple, thanks to the Japanese philosophy that fresh, seasonal food doesn't need much to enhance its natural flavor.
"Gohan to me means the everyday home-cooked meal. Nothing fussy. It's quick and easy, but nourishing. A meal made with love."