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When I take look to this cookbook with all infograpic about 75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favourite Anime, that bring so much warm and nostalgic feeling on me. I am not good at cooking but recipe at this book will tempt everyone (not only anime lover) to trying make some decent Japanesse homemade food. Traditional Japanese green tea making in Japan has a complete ritual that is very important in the culture. It is not just about drinking it but giving it the respect and time to ensure good quality.
The book is broken is broken into a few different sections including Japanese Desserts, Non-Japanese Desserts, and Anime-Inspired Desserts. There is an introduction section that introduces you to the author of the cookbook, Emily J. Bushman, and what lead to the creation of this collection of recipes. However, the introduction is also a great thing for beginning bakers too because there is the “Sugar Lover’s Pantry” which is a guide to ingredients from the book, and there is even a “Tools of the Trade” section that walks you through cooking tools and even pans that would be needed. I’m a bit of an anime fan, but I’m a huge fan of cooking and Japanese food. So for me, Cooking Anime was a really fun adventure. One aspect that I found really fun was supplemental materials that come with each recipe. Not only do you get a list of anime that that particular dish has shown up in, you get a bit of cultural history and context that brings not only the recipe, but their place in those particular anime to life. So even if you aren’t planning on cooking a lot or any out of this, there is still a lot for you. But hey, this is a cookbook, so why wouldn’t you want to make some of these dishes. And that is where I see this book really shining, it is an easy entry point into cooking and preparing Japanese food at home. As I said, I love Japanese food and have a number of traditional cookbooks on Japanese cuisine already on my bookshelf. But I can also see how some of these books would be intimidating or inaccessible to someone who hasn’t cooked a lot, or who doesn’t feel confident about their skills in the kitchen. Cooking Anime though lays out foundational pieces of Japanese cooking and then shows you how to put them together into a meal you may recognize from your favorite show. The Katsudon recipe is a perfect example of this. If you want to eat a little more Plus Ultra! they’ve given you a great primer on cooking rice, how to make tonkatsu, and how to put together a dashi broth. From there it is an easy trip to this final recipe. One odd thing I noticed is that they have a dish for Pokémon Café Mix in here, which is a mobile game, and not an anime. I think to keep with the theme they could have easily just listed the anime as Pokémon, and kept the description the same. There are also some dessert and drink recipes that do not have an artwork of the end result.After the introduction there’s a detailed list of kitchen tools and ingredients that you might not usually use, but will need for the recipes in this book. There is an explanation given for each one, which I really appreciate. The food in anime can act as a window onto Japanese culture and history, and can bring even more meaning to the scene it’s featured in. I was so intrigued by this that I wanted to explore it—and this book was developed from my perspective as an outsider looking in.
Join an otaku on her tour through anime food and find out what your favorite characters are savoring and sharing and then learn to make it at home! Including: Mini Sacher Tortes (Inspired by My Love Story!!) – I had to make these when I saw them in the cookbook because this is a dessert that my mother has loved since she was a child. And with the help of this recipe I was able to create something that even my mother teared up over. (I promise the tears weren’t of horror.)
Ault serves up Japanese cuisine that she either discovered or saw depicted in anime in this dutiful collection. Recipes begin with a brief story line synopsis and a mention of how the dish figures into the plot. A typical example, based on the Tokyo Ghoul series, begins, “In an alternate Tokyo, ghouls live secretly in society and survive on the flesh of humans,” before describing the comforting power of the stewed meat and potato dish, nikujaga, which is served at one point to an ailing character. Recipes are peppered with cultural and culinary facts; cream stew, readers learn, was created to aid Japanese school children in their dairy intake after WWII and turns up in more than 15 anime series. Difficulty levels run the gamut from a simple spaghetti with ketchup sauce to a much more involved miso chashu ramen made with a flavorful braised pork. There is a handy chart for composing bento boxes, as well as an insightful chapter on street food options, like the pancake and octopus balls, takoyaki, that turn up in Mob Psycho 100. But, while many of the main dishes are lovingly photographed, there is not a single illustration to showcase any of the hundreds of anime tales that are referenced. It’s a no-brainer for anime buffs, but those less well-versed in the genre will likely feel left out of the picture." — Publishers Weekly
I love how the book began with a list of essential food and tools that are required in your anime food kitchen and how it went into detail, describing the ingredients, what it is used for, and what it tastes like. Gives you an idea of what your food will taste like and what the consistency will be like in the end.
Japanese Ramen Noodle Soup Recipe
Nadine Estero’s The Anime Chef Cookbook is a fun, delicious, and colourful collection of recipes. I love the book’s quirky design and awesome anime-style illustrations. I also enjoyed the diverse range of unique and fascinating recipes. However, this book is definitely not for beginners as the recipes are complicated and require some cooking skill. Learn to recreate delicious dishes referenced in over 500 of your favorite anime series with this practical guide to anime food.
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