Bøger om Japan

Traveling back and forth in time, from before the Japanese Internment to the present day, "it skips a generation" examines Alison Lubar's relationship with their grandfather who, along with his mother and sister, was imprisoned at Tule Lake Relocation Center.The poems consider intergenerational trauma & healing, and what survives, while also reflecting upon the intersections of multiracial & queer identity in today's world.

Japanese cuisine has long been a part of Hawaii's culinary identity and history. This collection of recipes emphasizes freshness, simplicity, and elegance of presentation--all guiding principles of Japanese cooking. Some recipes have a local touch, some are traditional, and others feature creative combinations of flavors, textures, and colors that will add a fresh dimension to your menus. These over forty recipes range from basic soup stocks and rice dishes, to easy-to-make sushi, and the currently popular one pot method of cooking, shabu shabu. Desserts also get their due with signature recipes such as Chichi Dango and Kanten. The directions for each recipe are simply written with most ingredients available in the Asian or Oriental foods section of any market. Many of the cooking methods may already be familiar to you. The recipes are more casual than the "classic" style of Japanese food preparation. It's the perfect introduction to Japanese cuisine as celebrated in the islands.

What's chewy and moist, comes in all shapes and sizes, has many different flavors and is easy to prepare? It's a mochi dessert, always popular in Hawaii! Selected from the best-selling Hawaii's Best Mochi Recipes by Jean Watanabe Hee, this abridged collection of recipes offers traditional and contemporary mochi delicacies that can be eaten anytime. Have a slice of Mochi Banana Bread for breakfast or taste the versatility of mochi as in entrees such as Crisp Fried Shrimp and Mochiko Chicken. Of course, mochi at its best is a dessert or snack, whether plain or flavored, baked or micro-waved. From Apricot Mochi to Tsubushian Mochi, the endless varieties of this sweet, chewy concoction make eating mochi fun and adventurous.