The Enlightened Kitchen: Fresh Vegetable Dishes from the Temples of Japan

Mari Fujii (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2012
Kodansha America, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-56836-436-0 (ISBN)

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Nourish body and soul with simple, delicious food from Japan's temples.
The Enlightened Kitchen introduces readers to shojin ryori, the traditional vegetarian cooking of Japan's Buddhist temples. Shojin food, with its emphasis on fresh, seasonal vegetables, staples such as seaweed, grains and tofu, and natural flavorings rather than chemical additives, is a highly nutritious and delicious alternative to the many unhealthy eating habits of Western society. In addition to its health benefits, the preparation and eating of shojin food in Buddhist temples has great

MARI FUJII learned the secrets of shojin cooking over twenty years ago from her husband, who is a Buddhist monk. With the publication of a number of shojin cookbooks and regular appearances on television, she has helped to make shojin cuisine popular in her home country of Japan. She is also an expert in Chinese-style shojin cooking and in yakuzen, a style of Chinese cooking which uses ingredients with medicinal properties.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.10.2012
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	200 x 258 mm
Gewicht	588 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Gesunde Küche / Schlanke Küche
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Länderküchen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-56836-436-9 / 1568364369
ISBN-13	978-1-56836-436-0 / 9781568364360
Zustand	Neuware