Japanese Superfoods: Learn the Secrets of Healthy Eating and Longevity – the Japanese Way!
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Discover the secrets of Japanese superfoods and learn how you can incorporate them in your daily meals!
Yumi Komatsudaira grew up in her family’s seaweed shop, snacking on the green treats on which her family built their health-based culinary business. Now she shares the secrets of healthy eating that have guided the Japanese for ages.
Superfoods are the life-giving ingredients that our bodies need for balance, wellness, healing, and longevity. Cholesterol-reducing, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, gut-healthy—the list of their benefits goes on and on. The Japanese—who face fewer health issues, less obesity, and have longer lifespans than those in other countries—have long known the power of these key ingredients.
In this book, Komatsudaira combines her extensive expertise with ocean vegetables and Japanese cooking to show you how to create simple, delicious, and super-healthy Japanese-style meals at home.
The power-packed, super-nutritive dishes include:Red Quinoa Salad with Hijiki and KabochaMy Grandma’s Scattered Sushi BowlNapa Cabbage, Potato and Bacon Miso SoupEdamame HummusYakitori Grilled Chicken WingsOkinawa-Style Braised Kombu and PorkMatcha CheesecakeKombu Smoothies with Lemon Yogurt and Blueberries
Unlock the power of nature’s goodness, Japanese style. Japanese Superfoods allows you to discover a healthier way to eat while opening a whole new world of flavor and power-packed nutrition.
From the Publisher
Superfood-based recipes combine natural ingredients that deliver powerful amounts of antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals.
In this book, author Yumi Komatsudaira combines her extensive expertise with ocean vegetables and Japanese cooking to show you how to create simple, delicious, and super-healthy Japanese-style meals at home.
Along with extensive information on the staples of superfoods, including the power of sea vegetables, the magical soybean, and the tricks for noodles, rice, and making dashi stock, the recipes included range from small plates to whole meals:
Superfood soups and hot pots Super-healthy sushi Superfood seaweed recipes Super seafood dishes Rice, noodles and breadSoy, sesame and eggHealthy meat and veggie dishesHealthy dessertsand many more!
A Sneak Peek at a Few of the Recipes You Will Find in This Superfoods Cookbook:
Pan-fried Salmon Fillets in a Spicy Sweet Soy Vinaigrette
And many more “Super Seafood Dishes” such as:
Crispy Tuna with Green Onion SauceSwordfish Steaks Simmered with Sweet Ginger Soy and Shishito PeppersClams Steamed in Sake with Ginger and Shio Kojiand more
Avocado Hijiki Sushi Rolls
A chapter is designated to “Super-Healthy Sushi” recipes, including:
Colorful Ball-shaped Temari SushiTofu Pocket Inari SushiHand-rolled Party Sushiand more
Green Onion Beef Rolls
Another chapter is devoted to “Healthy Meat Dishes,” such as:
Miso Marinated Chicken with Bok ChoyJapanese-style Beef Stew Braised Pork Belly with Daikon and Eggand many more!
Matcha Green Tea Cheesecake
Can’t forget dessert! A number of “Healthy Dessert” recipes are included in the final chapter, with recipes such as:
Mochi with Black Sesame SauceMatcha Mochi Muffins with Adzuki Sweet Red BeansAmazake Panna Cotta with Strawberry Sauceand more
Get to Know Nature’s Most Powerful Foods and the Foundations of Cooking Super Healthy Meals:
The Power of Sea Greens
“Japan’s Most Super Ingredient,” which grows in a wide variety of flavor and texture, and jam packed with powerful nutrients. Learn how to prepare and use:
KombuWakameHijiki Nori
The Magical Soybean
Beans and soy products are rich in nutrients
essential for maintaining our health, such as polyunsaturated fat and vitamins. Learn how to prepare a variety of soybeans and popular soybean-based products:
EdamameYellow, Blue, and Black SoybeansMisoNattoand much more!
Japanese Super Veggies, Rice, and Noodles
Learn about the 5 healthiest Japanese vegetables, mushroom varieties, how to prepare japanese rice and noodles, and how to make your own dashi– the “secret sauce” of Japanese cooking. With this knowledge you will be ready to cook all of the recipes that follow!
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing; First Edition (January 3, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 480531642X
ISBN-13 : 978-4805316429
Item Weight : 2.15 pounds
Dimensions : 7.75 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
Customers say
Customers find this cookbook to be an excellent resource for Japanese cooking, with simple descriptions and delicious recipes that are easy to follow. The book features beautiful photography that captures the food beautifully, and customers appreciate its educational value, with one customer highlighting how it teaches seaweed usage.
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Amazon Customer –
I’m Turning Japanese!
This book is beyond all my expectations, it has so many pictures, delicious recipes explained with great detail and easy to follow instructions, it has introduced me to new ingredients that I would never consider using before, thanks to Yumi’s book, I’m not intimidated by Japanese cooking anymore, I know for sure that some of this recipes are going to become staples at my home, and what makes it even better is to know how healthy they are and super tasty, I’m grateful to Yumi for sharing her knowledge about Japanese cuisine.
Jamie O. –
A must have resource for learning to prepare traditional and healthy Japanese cuisine
This book is so much more than a cookbook, it is truly an encyclopedia of traditional Japanese superfood ingredients and recipes! This book imparts generations of knowledge and history on nutritive qualities of Japanese foods, notably sea vegetables and fermented foods.I so appreciate Chef Yumi Komatsudaira for sharing her wisdom and delicious family recipes! I grew up enjoying the Japanese dishes my grandmother made and she taught me to prepare them using “a little of this and a little of that” with the Japanese ingredients she had available in the 80’s and 90’s in North Carolina, before the days of Amazon.Chef Yumi’s book has taught me so much more about traditional Japanese ingredients and culinarily arts… words cannot express how I am forever grateful! These are foods I have loved since my earliest memories and I am now learning so much more about them and how to prepare them traditionally. I have made several of her recipes and they have all been so delicious, grandma would say “oishii”.These recipes are easy to follow, highlight tips, suggestions, substitutions and health benefits, and will envelop your taste buds with wonderful layers of flavor and of course umami. Yumi is an exceptionally talented chef, gracious teacher and humanitarian, a true inspiration.Thank you Yumi-san! I can’t wait to try more of your recipes! Itadakimasu 🙏
Rich –
A Must-Have Cookbook!!
I ordered Japanese Super Foods after sampling author & chef Yumi Komatsuda’s wonderful cooking at Enoteca Maria on Staten Island. I was blown away by the clean, fresh, and elegantly simple presentation of her native Japanese cuisine, and I couldn’t wait to do a deeper dive into her book. Having read it cover to cover, it’s honestly my new favorite cookbook, although it’s so much more than recipes and beautiful food photography, which are abundant. I came away with an education on the medicinal benefits of the “super foods” featured in the book. Healthy eating never looked so good! Also featured is some context and delightful back story into Yumi’s cooking origins, inspiration, and the family associated with each dish, even further heightening my connection to these delicious recipes. I highly recommend it!
crackalacka –
This is an extraordinary cookbook from a quietly remarkable chef!
My family (with two young children) and I have had the distinct pleasure to have enjoyed Yumi’s cooking at the restaurant Enoteca Maria in Staten Island, NYC and this cookbook is a direct extension of her wonderful skill as a chef.Japanese cooking is complex, which is why the flavors are so dynamic, but through her book, Yumi explains very clearly how you can eat healthy, flavorful food on a regular basis by prepping dashi and broadening your palette. For those of you who have not yet experienced her cooking, you can enjoy her recipes from afar through some very easy steps. I have learned so much!
Yuka Otaka –
A must read for healthy and traditional cooking.
I read Japanese Super Foods and it rekindled my interest in the foods of my childhood in Japan.I had forgotten about the simple, healthy and beautiful recipes that I used to experience and this book helped me rediscover those interests again.The imagery of each dish is breathtaking and the descriptions of each recipe is simple and easy to follow I thoroughly recommend this book to those who want to discover traditional and healthy Japanese cuisine.
Joseph Reid –
Delicious from start to finish – Itadakimasu!
I am very happy to report that not only is this amazing cookbook beautifully designed, researched, and written but I consider myself one of the lucky few who has been able to experience Ms. Komatsudaira’s cooking in-person firsthand, and let me tell you, it is out of this world! Thank you, Yumi-san for sharing your passion and knowledge of sea vegetables and Japanese cuisine with the world. (and for signing my copy!) I am forever grateful. This book is a must-have for delicious living.
ZyDoc –
Accessible to the everyday chef
This book is an absolute gem for anyone looking to improve their health with japanese food. A delightful and informative read that presents practical, simple, and easily applicable lessons for incorporating Japanese superfoods into your daily life. The recipes are refreshingly clear and concise, accessible to readers of all backgrounds. The complexities of Japanese cuisine are broken into easy-to-understand concepts. The explanations of the nutritional benefits of each superfood, along with their cultural and historical significance make it a fascinating and educational read. The book also provides practical tips on how to integrate these ingredients into your daily meals, helping you create a healthier, more balanced diet without the need for drastic changes.Highly recommend!
Mitoto –
Excellent resource for Japanese cooking. Love this book!
This is truly a cookbook to treasure. Before mentioning the wonderful recipes it is worth noting that the first 60 pages offer an engaging resource guide to the base ingredients in Japanese cooking. This really clarifies the various types of items used and how to prepare, store and to use them in recipes. I especially love the pages detailing the dashi broth, shio koji, and the variety of soy-based sauces and dressings. With the basic items I was surprised by what I can make at home instead of buying in the store.So far, I have made and loved the Glazed Chicken Meatballs, Chicken Nuggets/Karaage, Kabocha Miso Ginger Bisque, and the Wakame and Broccoli Rabe Salad. Each was delicious. Next up are the Mushroom Hot Pot, Salted Grilled Salmon Rice Bowl, and Mackerel Braised in Miso. The book is packed with enticing recipes and really shows how passionate the author is about her native cuisine and the craft of food preparation. So grateful to have this book!
河原信一 –
This book is a great Japanese cookbook. You can learn about the wonderful ingredients of Japan. And best of all, you can use kombu, one of Japan’s great ingredients, to create delicious dishes. I am Japanese, but I was reminded of the wonderfulness of Japanese food.
Amazon customer –
Ive been learning to cook and this book has been such a great help! Have a good variety of dishes well explained great pictures over all 10/10! I love this cookbook because it has a lot of great practical recipes. Makes you realize how many different things you can make so easily!!
Amazon Customer –
I really like this cookbook! I’ve tried several recipes from Yumi’s cookbook and they are easy to comprehend and to execute them.This is more than just a cookbook because it teaches technique and imparts an appreciation for the culinary arts.
Amazon customer –
Great cookbook! Have a good variety of dishes, well explained and easy to follow. Love the pictures too! This is a must have.