**Featured in Library Journal 2025 Cookbook Preview**
Rooted in Tradition, Full of Flavor—Cooking with Soy Milk from Breakfast to
Dessert!
In this beautifully illustrated book, Chinese cookbook author and teacher Wu
Wen shares her great passion for soy milk—a staple of the kitchens in China
where she grew up. To her, soy milk is more than just a substitute—it's a
delicious, smooth, and creamy ingredient that also happens to be
environmentally friendly, protein-rich and packed with health benefits.
Wu presents 55 delicious Asian recipes all based around this incredibly
nutritious and versatile ingredient. They include:
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Soy
Milk Drinks like Matcha Green Tea with Soy Milk and Soy Milk
Cocoa
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Soy
Milk Soups like Sweet Potato & Miso Soup, Tofu Soup and
Cauliflower Soup with Shrimp
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Delicious
Stews like Pork, Clams & Daikon in Soy Milk and Hotpot with
Gyoza Dumplings
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Noodle
& Pasta Dishes like Pork & Soy Ramen and Crab Udon with
Soy Milk
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Chinese-style
Porridge like Soy Milk Porridge with Scallops and Black Rice Soy
Milk Porridge
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Delicious
Desserts like Soy Milk Almond Jelly and Soft Soy Milk Cookies
In addition to the recipes the author includes a variety of fascinating essays
on the health benefits of soy milk and how to maintain an active and balanced
lifestyle by applying traditional Chinese health principles.
About the Author
Wu Wen was born in Beijing but moved to Japan in
1990. In 1997, she began giving cooking lessons in Tokyo presenting recipes
based on traditional Chinese food wisdom and healthy home cooking.
She not only introduces recipes, but a wide range of
information about using and buying traditional Chinese ingredients and how to
maintain a healthy lifestyle. She has been featured in magazines, newspapers
and on television and is the author of several cookbooks published in Japan.
This is her first book in English
