{"product_id":"the-illustrated-dictionary-of-japanese-food-ingredients-preparations-and-culture-paperback","title":"The Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients, Preparations and Culture (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Glenfiddich Food Book of the Year\nAward—now with hundreds of full color photographs!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A must for anyone interested in the cuisine of Japan.\" —Saveur\nMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Newly typeset and featuring a fascinating and informative new\nforeword by Japanese cookbook author Debra Samuel, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Illustrated\nDictionary of Japanese Food\u003ci\u003e will continue to help both food lovers and\nvisitors to Japan discover the wonders of one of the world's great\ncuisines.\" —BooksAboutFood.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Food\u003c\/i\u003e helps food lovers\naround the world understand all the intricacies and nuances of Japanese food\ningredients and culture. Definitions of Japanese food terms found online and in\nstandard dictionaries are misleading and often simply wrong. Richard Hosking\neliminates this problem by giving each term a concise English definition with\nrich cultural and historical notes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis new and expanded edition has 240 color photographs along with 100 black\nand white drawings for easy identification. These allow readers to identify\neverything from abura-age fried tofu to zeusai red-bean soup. A series of\nfascinating appendices address critical elements of Japanese cuisine—from how\nmiso and sake are made to the keycomponents of a Japanese meal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNewly typeset and featuring a foreword by cookbook author Debra Samuels, \u003ci\u003eThe\nIllustrated Dictionary of Japanese Food\u003c\/i\u003e helps food lovers and visitors\ndiscover the wonders of one of the world's truly great cuisines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Hosking\u003c\/b\u003e holds an M.A. from Cambridge and\nwas Professor of Sociology and English at Hiroshima Shudo University. He lived\nin Japan for many decades and lectured on Japanese food at the Oxford Symposium\non Food and Cookery, the Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, and elsewhere\naround the world.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDebra Samuels\u003c\/b\u003e has written about food for over three decades. After\nowning and operating a successful catering firm in the 1980s called \"Eats\nMeets West\" she developed the popular \"Kids Are Cooking\" series\non food, culture and nutrition for Boston's Children's Museum. Samuels worked\nfor many years as a food writer and food stylist for The Boston Globe. She has\nwritten extensively about Italian, Indian, Korean and Japanese cuisines, with a\nparticular focus on the latter. In 2020, she was awarded the John Thayer Award\nfrom the Japan Society in Boston, which recognizes outstanding contributions to\nunderstanding and friendship between the U.S. and Japan. Samuels leads the\nprogram content and curriculum development for TABLE FOR TWO USA. Currently,\nshe travels around the country teaching hands on workshops on bento, the\nJapanese lunchbox. She is the author of Tuttle Publishing's \u003ci\u003eMy Japanese\nTable\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Korean Table\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJapanese\nCooking with Kids\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERKELEY BOOKS PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44998240698575,"sku":"9784805320006","price":30.52,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_0359779e-bea8-42ad-b3f3-77de3c64f270.jpg?v=1776911941","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-illustrated-dictionary-of-japanese-food-ingredients-preparations-and-culture-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}