Japanese Home Cooking – Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors by Sonoko Sakai, 100+ Recipes (Hardcover)

Discover the art of everyday Japanese cuisine with Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors (Hardcover, 304 pages). Written by acclaimed cooking teacher and author Sonoko Sakai, this essential guide explores the core techniques, ingredients, and recipes of authentic Japanese home cooking—perfect for beginners and seasoned cooks alike.

Starting with the building blocks of Japanese cuisine, readers learn how to prepare dashi (stock), pickles, noodles, and perfectly cooked rice. With these fundamentals, the book expands into over 100 recipes that bring traditional flavors to your kitchen.

Inside the Book You’ll Find:

• Classic dishes: Grilled Onigiri, Japanese Chicken Curry, Kenchin-jiru, Temaki Zushi, Oden.

• Inventive modern recipes: Mochi Waffles with Fried Chicken, Garden Soba Salad with Lemon-White Miso Vinaigrette, Amazake Ice Pops with Pickled Cherry Blossoms.

• Categories covering breakfast, vegetables & grains, meats, fish, noodles, savory pancakes, sweets, and beverages.

• Cultural stories of food artisans in both California and Japan.

• Stunning food photography by Rick Poon to inspire every meal.
  
  

Blending tradition with creativity, this book provides not only recipes but also the philosophy of Japanese cooking—using seasonal, high-quality ingredients prepared simply.

Book Details:

• Language: English

• Format: Hardcover

• Pages: 304

• Dimensions: 8.3 × 1.1 × 10.3 inches

• Publisher: Released November 19, 2019

• Style: Authentic Japanese cooking with over 100 recipes and cultural insights.
  
  

About the Author:

Sonoko Sakai was born in New York, raised in a Japanese household, and has lived across the U.S., Mexico, and Japan. A renowned cookbook author, teacher, and recipe developer, she is also a passionate grain activist. Her previous works include Rice Craft (2016) and The Poetical Pursuit of Food (1986). She currently lives in Los Angeles and Tehachapi, California, with her husband, sculptor Katsuhisa Sakai.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Over 100 authentic Japanese recipes, from classics to inventive new dishes.

• Step-by-step techniques for dashi, noodles, pickles, and rice.

• Stunning photography and cultural storytelling.

• Perfect for both everyday cooking and culinary exploration.

• Written by a trusted Japanese cooking teacher with decades of expertise.