Recipes as lovely as a haiku, by Sonoko Sakai

Over 100 hundred fundamental recipes featuring essential Japanese flavors and techniques. Simply presented and elegantly designed, this generous cookbook is perfect for beginners and seasoned home chefs alike. Featuring stunning photographs by Rick Poon, the book also includes stories of food purveyors in California and Japan. Grilled Onigiri, Kenchin-jiru, or Ice Pops with Pickled Cherry Blossoms anyone?

• Bring home the taste of Japan
• Penguin Randomhouse