Preparing these classic Japanese dishes is now easier than ever, thanks to the simple, step-by-step instructions included in this invaluable cooking guide. A quick trip to your local supermarket for a few basic ingredients is all you need to get started on your own exploration of this fantastic cuisine. Publshed by Tuttle.

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Amane Saionji Childhood friend of the main character, a girl who is a little spaced-out but always kind. She excels at everything apart from cooking and sports. She is the granddaughter of the genius scientist, Dr. Saionji, and always carries around a strange invention of his. Using the bracelet she wears, Amane can manipulate the “mermaid” power inherent in water.	Syouko Maika Syouko is a kind of kid sister to the main character. She's secretly in love with him and does everything she can for him. She's good at cooking and likes to create her own original creations. After transforming herself using her bracelet, she turns herself into a “Phoenix” that flies in the sky, vaporizing into flame anything she touches.
Raki Saionji A support android designed and developed by Dr. Saionji, Raki acts as Amane’s bodyguard. Always thinking calmly and rationally, she learns something new from Kazuya about what it is to be human. She has many weapons embedded in her android body.

What's What in Japanese Restaurants supplies the answers to these questions and many more, while at the same time providing a fascinating look at Japanese culture through a gustatory lens. Longtime food writer and enthusiast Robb Satterwhite delves into the intricacies of Japanese victuals, restaurant etiquette, and regional food variations. He explores culinary history and furnishes precise sample menus in Japanese and English that allow anyone to decipher, order, and fully enjoy a wholesome Japanese meal.

There are over two dozen types of Japanese cuisine from sushi and yakitori to traditional temple fare and tofu cookery. The nuances and pleasures of Japanese food can be endlessly fascinating if you know how and what to order. For food lovers and diners alike, What's What in Japanese Restaurants is the perfect introduction to authentic Japanese cooking.

In Nobu: The Cookbook his first in any language - Nobu reveals the secrets to his cooking and indeed the essence of all Japanese cuisine: the art of using very simple techniques to bring out the latent flavors in the beset ingredients that the world's oceans have to offer. He has presented more than fifty delicious recipes for fish and seafood that include all the signature dishes - Tradito, Ceviche, Black Cod (De Niro's favorite) and New Style Sashimi (DiCaprio's favorite). There is a chapter dedicated to sushi where readers can learn how to make Nobu's own highly original Soft Shell Crab Roll, Salmon Skin Roll and House Special Roll. Even salad and vegetable dishes and four Nobu dessert recipes have been added so that any one can recreate that exclusive Nobu dinner in their own kitchen. There is even a short chapter on drinks to enhance a meal. Featuring contributions by Robert De Niro, Martha Stewart, and Japanese actor Ken Takakura, Nobu: The Cookbook is a celebration of seafood and the flair that one chef has brought to its preparation. Written entirely in English.