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Learn to COOK - Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen
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List Price: $13.00
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Manufacturer: Delta
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5952
EAN: 9780385339988
ISBN: 0385339984
Label: Delta
Manufacturer: Delta
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2006-12-26
Publisher: Delta
Release Date: 2006-12-26
Studio: Delta
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What if there were a land where people lived longer than anywhere else on earth, the obesity rate was the lowest in the developed world, and women in their forties still looked like they were in their twenties? Wouldn't you want to know their extraordinary secret?
Japanese-born Naomi Moriyama reveals the secret to her own high-energy, successful lifestyle–and the key to the enduring health and beauty of Japanese women–in this exciting new book. The Japanese have the pleasure of eating one of the most delicious, nutritious, and naturally satisfying cuisines in the world without denial, without guilt…and, yes, without getting fat or looking old.
As a young girl living in Tokyo, Naomi Moriyama grew up in the food utopia of the world, where fresh, simple, wholesome fare is prized as one of the greatest joys of life. She also spent much time basking in that other great center of Japanese food culture: her mother Chizuko's Tokyo kitchen. Now she brings the traditional secrets of her mother's kitchen to you in a book that embodies the perfect marriage of nature and culinary wisdom–Japanese home-style cooking.
If you think you've eaten Japanese food, you haven't tasted anything yet. Japanese home-style cooking isn't just about sushi and raw fish but good, old-fashioned everyday-Japanese-mom's cooking that's stood the test of time–and waistlines–for decades. Reflected in this unique way of cooking are the age-old traditional values of family and the abiding Japanese love of simplicity, nature, and good health. It's the kind of food that millions of Japanese women like Naomi eat every day to stay healthy, slim, and youthful while pursuing an energetic, successful, on-the-go lifestyle. Even better, it's fast, it's easy, and you can start with something as simple as introducing brown rice to your diet. You'll begin feeling the benefits that keep Japanese women among the youngest-looking in the world after your very next meal!
If you're tired of counting calories, counting carbs, and counting on being disappointed with diets that don't work and don't satisfy, it's time to discover one of the best-kept and most delicious secrets for a healthier, slimmer, and long-living lifestyle. It's time to discover the Japanese fountain of youth….
From the Hardcover edition.
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Summary: Not meant for serious chefs
Comment: This book has fine dieting advice (small portions, lots of veggies and complex carbs), and is a fun read. That being said, the recipes are not as advertised. Use the recipes and advice in this book for inspiration, and then find recipes to USE elsewhere.
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Summary: Mostly Self-Promotion
Comment: I put this book out for a garage sale recently, because after reading it once, I found no reason to keep it. I have other Japanese cookbooks that have the same recipes. I have other books that give more information about Japanese culture and culinary history. The book is mostly self-promotion with very few recipes.
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Summary: Absolutely delicious!
Comment: I have no ties with Japan whatsoever; I am a fully Western, European American. I started to read this a couple of weeks ago, only getting halfway through and then deciding that even though it sounded great, it was too intensive for me to focus on right now: shopping for the unfamiliar ingredients and trying to cook foods that are totally new to me was a daunting prospect.
But as the week went on, I kept thinking about all the flavors she described in such luscious detail and I couldn't get them out of my head. So I decided to dive on in. I finished the book and went shopping -- at an Asian Market, an organic foods market and the local grocery store -- and was able to find everything I needed.
I am a pretty experienced cook so decided to go ahead and try the full-out dinner meal of soup, rice and three other dishes. Wow, what a project! As I was making it, the kitchen looked like a tornado had hit it, and it took me 2 hours to make the meal. I usually only work that hard for a meal on Thanksgiving day! And as I saw each dish take shape, I really didn't know what to expect as far as taste was concerned; I was very skeptical (not least because I have never been a big fan of seafood or tofu).
But when my husband and I finally sat down to eat, I was pleasantly surprised to find that each dish was extremely good and the overall experience was wonderful, like dining at a high-end gourmet restaurant. And we had that lingering 'cleansed' feeling afterward that only comes from eating really good, hearty, simple, healthful food. We were both hooked! (See the picture I took of the meal in the customer images section of this product page!)
Next time, he's going to help me make the meal so hopefully it won't take so long. And since it's just the two of us I probably don't need to do that many dishes each time and I can halve the recipes.
I don't think I will go so far as to switch to Japanese cooking as my main type, but it has definitely widened my pool of food options and also has motivated me to stick with much more healthy recipes of any origin.
Besides the fact that the food is as good as the author claims, I really liked that the book also described Japanese history and culture; it was a very interesting read just for those reasons too.
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Summary: Great books
Comment: This book is full of great history, advice and delicious recipes that are easy to make. Its worth checking out.
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Summary: Interesting but somewhat obvious
Comment: I'm not sure what I was expecting. On the one hand it's interesting to read her comments on her own experiences having changed cultures and lived in both Japan and the USA. On the other hand, the entire book can be summed up as: eat more rice and fish, preferably with Japanese seasonings.
So if your just looking for some light reading on the musings of a Japanese woman living abroad, you'll enjoy this. But don't expect any magic secrets here on weight loss.
Though if you have no clue what constitutes Japanese seasonings, I suppose some of her lists might be of additional value to you.
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