Great book for creative pleasures
This book is fantastic. Tonight I made the lotus root dish and it was wonderful. I also followed the book for Dashi and it was one of the best dashi's I have made. If you are into Japanese cooking and really want to explore something creative and fresh, this is a fantastic book to add to your collection.
BTW i think a lot of the "hard to find" items will easily be located a an Asian market if you have one near by.
Simple Is Better
Shunju may not be the most practical or challenging book out there however it should serve to remind us of the core philosophy of Japanese cooking. Simple is better.
simple & elegant
I absolutely loved this book. I noticed other reviews here lamenting the dearth of ingredients and technique written for the recipes. However the focus of Shunju is on exactly that, minimalist elegance that celebrates the inherent flavors of local organic ingredients, with as little possible alteration of nature. Some of the passages introducing the ingredients do seem a bit under-edited and perhaps amateurish (translation perhaps?), however the dishes speak for themselves. I love that it reads like a book. Every recipe has a gorgeous photo and a story...and each section is divided by the seasons. It is worth the money if your have an eye for art and a love for healthy Japanese cuisine.
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