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Mark

Great book. Lots of interesting tid-bits. Yummy

Reviewed in Canada on 13 August 2022

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Love the new recipes. Looking forward to try them out soon. Thank-you.

Stephanie

Wow, reminds me of my childhood meals!

Reviewed in Canada on 19 June 2021

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My mother is Japanese, growing up while trying to learn The American way, she would cook her specialties. I loved hers more.

VALERIE ADOLPHY

Libro auténtico fácil de usar y muy completo.

Reviewed in Spain on 3 March 2019

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Un libro muy completo con los vínculos al sitio web de la autora. Recetas muy claras, lista de ingredientes necesarias, explicaciones sobre la cultura culinaria japonesa. Auténtico y recetas deliciosas

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Kelly P.

Very User-Friendly

Reviewed in Canada on 10 November 2020

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Really enjoying this book - recipes are simple enough that everyone in my family can make items and help with prep. Also easy to make notes and little adjustments. Highly recommend.

Loula

Très bon

Reviewed in France on 5 June 2021

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J'adore et je suis une grande fan de son blog.

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Végé cook

Great set of recipes

Reviewed in France on 18 February 2016

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For Japanese or non-japanese cook (I am French) this book contains all you need to know to start cooking Japanese food at home. I used to follow Namiko Chen blog and now I have my favorites recipes at hand when I need them.

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reg

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2016

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good

TK Dwyer

The font and background make pages hard to read

Reviewed in the United States on 7 October 2020

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Like most reviewers, I learned about Mariko Chen through the Just One Cookbook website. When I saw there was a book I jumped in and pressed Buy without checking details. I love cookbooks and was eager to add this one to the collection. Unfortunately, this book doesn't add enough value. The actual recipes are as simple and wonderful as ever. Illustrations for every recipe, which makes it easier to look and decide what to fix.

But should you pay for the book (printed 2013)? Maybe. It's a thin book, and sometimes great things come in small packages - but the spine of the book is unmarked and solid black. It will get lost within the bookshelves. The font and layout aren't easy to read, so it doesn't have the warm joy of a written page. Bullet points become muddled into solid paragraphs. Right justification of every line and disjointed font results in words spaced out unattractively. Tiny nitpicks in editing. Overall, the craft of creating a great book was not accomplished here. I still enjoy a solid reference for dashi and tamagoyaki, the recipes are still good. The actual book design is not up-to-par.

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Abbot Thoth

Visual learners be aware

Reviewed in the United States on 1 October 2019

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I recently discovered the Just One Cookbook website and have been using it for trying my hand at different Japanese cuisine with much success thanks to the instructions provided. So, when I saw there was a book it felt like a no brainer. Rather than having to deal with slow loading times on my phone I could simply open my Kindle and see the instructions clearly printed and pictured.

But therein lies the problem, the recipes themselves do not have pictures of the instructions; just written ones. There is the option to "CLICK! TO VIEW PHOTO INSTRUCTIONS" but as I have a first gen paperwhite (I know, sue me lol) there are some real loading issues. I am not sure how the newer kindles work however I was mildly disappointed with this discovery. As Amazon itself says under the "Add images or video" section of the review, "Customers find images more helpful than text alone!"

So, in summation, if you are good at following written instructions without pictures being available by default this is a wonderful cookbook which will teach you many of the basics of Japanese cookery and I suggest it heartily.
If not, maybe buy it anyway to support the work of Just One Cookbook and continue utilizing whatever medium you currently use to view the website.

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Kari J. Shaw

I love her website and this is the sole reason I ...

Reviewed in the United States on 3 March 2018

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I love her website and this is the sole reason I bought this book. Her recipes are amazing and if you love Japanese food you really need to use her website and this book. Like her bomb chicken Yakitori recipe isn't in this book, but is on her webpage. She also has some great videos on line on how to prepare Japanese foods. I had to youtube how to cut a Japanese pumpkin and once aga in she popped up!

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