Diverse Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking, Erinnerungen und Geschichten

Fast jedes hausgemachte japanische Gericht dreht sich um Reis. Er steht neben Miso-Suppe, eingelegtem Gemüse, Tofu und einem Stück gegrilltem Fisch zum Frühstück. Er saugt die Sauce in einer wohltuenden Donburi-Schüssel auf oder wird in Nori gewickelt für das ultimative tragbare Mittagessen - Onigiri. Und er ist auch zum Abendessen da, vielleicht serviert mit einer eingelegten Pflaume, mildem japanischen Curry, geschmortem Fisch oder sogar einem japanischen Hamburgersteak. Die alltäglichen Mahlzeiten, die in den Haushalten japanischer Mütter und Grossmütter zubereitet werden, sind die Speisen, mit denen Emiko aufgewachsen ist. Es sind die Gerichte, die sie für ihre eigenen Kinder kocht: einfache, zufriedenstellende Speisen wie Tamagonogohan (gebratene Eier mit Reis), Soba-Nudelsuppe, japanisches Curry, Yakisoba und Miso-Suppe, zubereitet mit saisonalem Gemüse, das gerade zur Verfügung steht. Im Gegensatz zu dem, was viele Menschen denken, ist die japanische Hausmannskost nicht aufwendig oder zeitintensiv. Sie ist schnell und bemerkenswert einfach, dank der japanischen Philosophie, dass frische, saisonale Lebensmittel nicht viel brauchen, um ihren natürlichen Geschmack zu verbessern. Gohan bedeutet für mich die alltägliche hausgemachte Mahlzeit. Nichts Aufwendiges. Es ist schnell und einfach, aber nahrhaft. Eine Mahlzeit, die mit Liebe zubereitet wird.

Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking: Memories and stories from my family's kitchen

WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2024 - COOKERY BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE ANDRÉ SIMON FOOD & DRINK BOOK AWARDS 2024 - SPECIAL COMMENDATION Simple, everyday Japanese cooking from best-selling author Emiko Davies. 'An exquisite but refreshingly down to earth guide to everyday Japanese and Yoshoku (think East meets West) cooking, with recipes that inspire and invite.' - Nigella Lawson 'Every time I look at this book I feel a lightness. The inside is as lovely as the cover.' - Diana Henry Practically any home-cooked Japanese meal revolves around rice. It sits beside miso soup, pickles, tofu and a piece of grilled fish at breakfast. It soaks up the sauce in a comforting donburi bowl, or is wrapped in nori for the ultimate portable lunch – onigiri. And it's there for dinner, perhaps served with a pickled plum, some mild Japanese curry, braised fish or even a Japanese-style Hamburg steak. The everyday meals, cooked in the homes of Japanese mothers and grandmothers, is the food that Emiko grew up with. They're the dishes she makes for her own children: simple, satisfying food like tamagonogohan (stir fried egg and rice), soba noodle soup, Japanese curry, yakisoba, and miso soup, prepared with whatever seasonal vegetables happen to be around. Unlike what many people think, Japanese home cooking is not fiddly, nor time consuming. It's quick and remarkably simple, thanks to the Japanese philosophy that fresh, seasonal food doesn't need much to enhance its natural flavor. “Gohan to me means the everyday home-cooked meal. Nothing fussy. It’s quick and easy, but nourishing. A meal made with love.”

WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2024 - COOKERY BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE ANDRÉ SIMON FOOD & DRINK BOOK AWARDS 2024 - SPECIAL COMMENDATION Simple, everyday Japanese cooking from best-selling author Emiko Davies. 'An exquisite but refreshingly down to earth guide to everyday Japanese and Yoshoku (think East meets West) cooking, with recipes that inspire and invite.' - Nigella Lawson 'Every time I look at this book I feel a lightness. The inside is as lovely as the cover.' - Diana Henry Practically any home-cooked Japanese meal revolves around rice. It sits beside miso soup, pickles, tofu and a piece of grilled fish at breakfast. It soaks up the sauce in a comforting donburi bowl, or is wrapped in nori for the ultimate portable lunch – onigiri. And it's there for dinner, perhaps served with a pickled plum, some mild Japanese curry, braised fish or even a Japanese-style Hamburg steak. The everyday meals, cooked in the homes of Japanese mothers and grandmothers, is the food that Emiko grew up with. They're the dishes she makes for her own children: simple, satisfying food like tamagonogohan (stir fried egg and rice), soba noodle soup, Japanese curry, yakisoba, and miso soup, prepared with whatever seasonal vegetables happen to be around. Unlike what many people think, Japanese home cooking is not fiddly, nor time consuming. It's quick and remarkably simple, thanks to the Japanese philosophy that fresh, seasonal food doesn't need much to enhance its natural flavor. “Gohan to me means the everyday home-cooked meal. Nothing fussy. It’s quick and easy, but nourishing. A meal made with love.”