Title: An excellent cookery book
Product review: This book is one of the gens in my collection. The range of dishes it covers is extensive and well laid out and the photography is terrific. I wouldn't say that the actual recipes are particularly better than one can find in other books but I love flipping through this book looking for inspiration and there are plenty of dishes I still look forward to experimenting with in my own kitchen. I should add that this book is probably not for novice cooks looking to learn the basics of Japanese cooking. Many dishes in the book require a fair amount of skill to execute. Beginners may have a frustrating time trying to make their attempts end up looking anywhere like the beautiful photographs that accompany each recipe. I have what I hope are intermediate skills in the kitchen but I have yet to attempt the 'Karei Kara-age' featured on pages 30-31 and I will be very surprised if I manage to pull it off successfully the first time I try.
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