39: Japanese Cookbook for Beginners

Cookbook Club

A small, humble cookbook that took us by surprise. This Japanese cookbook from Azusa Oda is full of heavy-hitting simple recipes with clean flavors. Hear us talk about a whole pile of recipes we’ve made — and let us know if you’ve cooked from it too.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Humble Bean blog

Recipes mentioned in this episode:

• Basic dashi, page 18
• Vegan dashi, page 19
• Miso soup, page 20
• Coconut, almond & matcha granola, page 32
• Easy cucumber pickles, page 35
• Miso-marinated salmon, page 94
• Salted salmon, page 92
• Alison Roman buttered salmon dish
• Green salad with sesame-miso dressing, page 38
• Stir-fried broccoli with crispy garlic, page 52
• Furikake popcorn, page 33
• Potluck ready crunchy cabbage salad, page 40
• Sweet and tangy carrot and tuna salad, page 42
• Buttery sweet potatoes, page 54
• Super simple ramen, page 86
• Slow cooker shoyu chicken, page 115
• Sweet and savory chicken and egg bowl, page 108
• Hamburger steak, page 112
• Citrus soy sauce, page 26

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