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Yes, I would love to try making Japanese pickles. ...

2014-02-25T08:26:53.217-05:00

Yes, I would love to try making Japanese pickles. The way Tsuji-San describes it in his pickle chapter involves very large jars which I haven't found yet. Maybe I should just do a little-jar version as I do with kimchi (I chop the cabbage before pickling, rather than after).

You should be able to find his book easily, though; for the 25th anniversary, the publisher (a Japanese one) issued a new edition with forewords by American cooks like Ruth Reichl. So it should still be in print.

Oh! I would love to get my hands on this! Leslie, ...

2014-02-25T02:51:43.937-05:00

Oh! I would love to get my hands on this! Leslie, you are fantastic. It makes me think of a really terrific one I found at our local library here in Tokyo on pickle making. I'll have to scout it out and tell you the name. It's out of print, but the recipes and explanations were also terrific. Thanks!

Hi Joan, one of my all-time favorite books is a Ja...

2014-02-18T07:09:21.382-05:00

Hi Joan, one of my all-time favorite books is a Japanese cookbook written for American home cooks by Shizuo Tsuji, who ran a famous cooking school in Osaka. "Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art" was written over 30 years ago, at a time when most Americans were not familiar with Japanese food. So, Tsuji-San was careful to go into great detail explaining the different vegetables, spices, cooking techniques, culture and folklore involved in Japanese cooking. The illustrations are also quite good; I was able to recognize a lot of herbs and vegetables when I later visited Japan. Highly recommended!

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