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

306 Pages·2010·8.95 MB·English

by  Sarah Marx Feldner

The recipe for green tea ice cream (see Green Tea Ice Cream with Black
Sugar Syrup, page 148) was reprinted with permission from Washoku by
Elizabeth Andoh. Copyright 2005 by Elizabeth Andoh, Ten Speed Press,
Berkeley, CA. www.tenspeed.com
Please note that the publisher and author(s) of this cookbook are NOT
RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any domestic accidents,
fires, food poisoning or allergic reactions that could result from the
preparation of the recipes given within, including from the eating of raw
vegetables, eggs, meat and fish. The publisher and author(s) are not
responsible for any kind of food borne disease or illness caused by
undercooked food.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.,
with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont
05759 U.S.A. and 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12, Singapore 534167
Copyright © 2010 Sarah Marx Feldner
All Photographs © 2010 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, except: Front jacket
flap; front jacket: (small inset); spine; back jacket: top right, middle, middle
right, bottom row; front endpapers (entire top row; 2nd row: 2nd, 4th, 6th
and 7th from the left; 3rd row: all except 1st and 7th (not small plate of
oyaki) from the left; 4th row: 4th and 5th from the left; bottom row: 1st [not
counting photo of house in sequence] 2nd, 4th and 5th); back endpapers
(top row: 2nd, 3rd, and 5th from the left; 2nd row: 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th
from the left; 3rd row: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th from the left; bottom row:
2nd[upper], 5th[upper], 7th[upper] from the left); p. 1, p. 3, p. 4 (2nd from
the left), p. 5 (3rd from the left), p. 10 (all but far left), and p. 11 (all) are ©
2010 Sarah Marx Feldner.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Feldner, Sarah Marx.
A cook’s journey to Japan: fish tales and rice paddies: 100 homestyle
recipes from Japanese kitchens / Sarah Marx Feldner; photography by
Noboru Murata; styling by Yumi Kawachi.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0556-0 (ebook)
1. Cookery, Japanese. 2. Cookery–Japan. I. Title.
TX724.5.J3F45 2010
641.5951--dc22
2009031566

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Contents
Foreword 6
Introduction: A Search for Everyday Recipes and the Stories that Inspire
Them 9
Useful Japanese Tools and Utensils 12
Simple Japanese Cooking Techniques 15
Essential Japanese Ingredients 18
The Basics
Fish Stock (Dashi) 26
Vegetarian Stock (Konbu Dashi) 27
Shiitake Mushroom Stock (Shiitake Dashi) 27
White Rice (Gohan) 28
Sushi Rice 29
Hitomi’s Rice Topping (Furikake) 30
Pickled Ginger (Gari) 30
Marinated Mushrooms 31
Golden Thread Eggs (Kinshi Tamago) 32
Peanut Miso 33
Eggplant Miso (Abura Miso) 33
Marinated Fried Tofu (Abura-age) 34
Sesame Salad Dressing 35
Quick and Easy Pickles (Tsukemono) 35
Chapter 1 Snacks and Salads
Rice-Stuffed Marinated Tofu Pockets (Inarizushi) 39
Vegetable-Stuffed Rolls (Oyaki) 40
Japanese Egg Salad Sandwiches 42
Japanese Cocktail Peanuts 43
Crispy Rice Snacks (Okoge) 44