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A choice of 75 recipes from James Beard Award-winning chef Takashi Yagihashi for both traditional and inventive cold and hot Japanese noodle dishes.
Combining traditional Japanese influences, French technique, and more than 20 years of cooking within the Midwest, James Beard Award-winning chef Takashi Yagihashi introduces American home cooks to crucial Japanese comfort food along with his simple yet sophisticated recipes. Emphasizing quick-to-the-table shortcuts, the usage of fresh and dried packaged noodles, and kid-friendly dishes, Takashi explains noodle nuances and explores every style’s distinct regional identity. An expert guide, Takashi recalls his youth in Japan and takes cooks on a discovery tour of the wealthy bounty of Japanese noodles, so readily accessible nowadays. Takashi’s exuberance for noodles starting from Aje-Men to Zaru is sure to inspire home cooks to dive into bowl after soothing, refreshing bowl.
“A wonderfully talented chef.” –Chef Eric Ripert
“Noodle fans with a stocked pantry will find plenty to slurp about.” —Publishers Weekly