Containing just two simple recipes among its pages, itтАЩs hard to call тАЬA Very Asian Guide to Japanese FoodтАЭ a cookbook in the traditional sense of the word.
One recipe is for JapanтАЩs favorite comfort food тАФ onigiri (rice balls) тАФ and the other is for yose-nabe, a style of hot pot where strict adherence to culinary rules pales in comparison to the addition of your favorite ingredients.
Still, for author Naoko Takei Moore, these two recipes are indicative of a much larger message тАЬA Very Asian Guide to Japanese FoodтАЭ is meant to convey: They cut to the heart of what makes Japanese food Japanese.
