Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking

Culinary rock star Masaharu Morimoto's cooking has distinctive Japanese roots, yet it's actually, as the chef calls it, global cooking for the 21st century. Morimoto's unique cuisine is characterized by beautiful Japanese color combinations and aromas, while the preparation infuses multicultural influences such as traditional Chinese spices and simple Italian ingredients, presented in a refined French style. Bringing all these elements home, with helpful step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photography, this accessible book explains Chef Morimoto's cooking techniques and plating philosophies and brings Japanese cooking to your own home.

This unique, sumptuous book brings Morimotos unique style to the home cook through over 100 accessible recipes, gorgeous four-color photography, and helpful step-by-step instructions. In addition, Chef Morimoto delves into the importance of such topics as slicing and curing fish, how to properly eat sushi, the origins and significance of rice, dashi, soy sauce, tofu, blowfish, and other hard-to-find ingredients.

Whether youre a fan of Iron Chef, or merely interested in learning more about Japanese tradition and bringing fusion cuisine to your own kitchen, this is the first truly accessible cookbook from one of the worlds most inspiring chefs.