Tokyo Cult Recipes

(Hardback)

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International bestseller now in new gift format!


A celebration of food, culture and place, here are 100 dishes from Tokyo, the gastronomic megacity.

If you want sushi, miso soup, gyoza, ramen, donburi, bento, tonkatsu, lotus root chips, mochi or a yuzu sorbet ... they're all here. Plus features on essential cooking techniques and key ingredients, making it truly Japanese food made simple.


Author Maori Murota grew up in Tokyo and was inspired to write this book by her mother's cooking and memories of cooking at home and eating out. Her mission is to demystify Japanese food, to make it accessible and understood by anyone and everyone interested in learning about a food culture and eating well.

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Maori Murota was born and grew up in Tokyo. She left Japan when she was 17 to live in New York. In 2003 she settled in Paris, where she worked as a stylist, before exchanging the world of fashion for food. Completely self-taught, Maori became chef at Parisian restaurants Duo and Bento at La Conserverie. Now an event caterer and private chef, she also gives classes in authentic Japanese home cooking. She is also the author of Japanese Home Cooking.