The Global Pantry: Japan
From precise preparation to artful presentation, no aspect of Japanese cuisine gets overlooked. Flavors, textures, colors, the overall composition and presentation of food on the plate--everything is designed to appeal to the senses. Though Japan ... [... more]
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36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan
 From Practice House (in Japan) to Practice House (in NC): Davidson Sensei's book is worthwhile just for the vignettes and anecdotes about a gaijin living in Japan in the 1980's. The book is even better as a discourse and commentary on the relative merits [... more]
$21.95
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Pumpkin Mochi
Sift together the mochiko, baking powder, and sugar in a large bowl. Mix together the eggs, pumpkin puree, condensed milk, butter, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Stir the egg mixture into the mochiko mixture. Pour into the prepared ... [... more]
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Teriyaki Sauce and Marinade
Bring mirin to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour in soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar. Season with garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, and black pepper; simmer an additional 5 ... [... more]
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Mom's Sushi Rice
Place rice into a large, deep bowl. Fill with cold water and rub rice together with hands until the water turns milky white. Pour off the cloudy water, being careful not to pour out the rice. Repeat 3 or 4 times until you can see the rice through ... [... more]
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Hiyashi Chuka Noodles
Mix the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, chicken stock, sesame oil, and chili oil together in a small bowl, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Set aside. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add the ramen noodles and cook for 2 minutes. Drain ... [... more]
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Steamed Clams in Butter and Sake
Heat a wok or large saucepan over high heat. Quickly pour in the sake, mirin and rice vinegar. Add the clams; cover and cook until the clams open, 3 to 4 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open. Remove any scum that forms on the surface using ... [... more]
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Japanese Beef Rolls
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, cover and allow them to sweat over low heat until soft. Do not let them brown. Meanwhile, bring a large pot or skillet of water to a boil. Dunk the asparagus into the boiling water, ... [... more]
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Beyond Japan: The Dynamics of East Asian Regionalism ...
Looking Beyond One National Model: Experts have traditionally thought of regionalization as the extension of a national model on a continental scale. The process of region-making in East Asia has long been analyzed in terms of the "flying geese" [... more]
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Soto Zen in Medieval Japan (Studies in East Asian Buddhism)
A detailed background study.: While a trifle dry in places, this book - 'Soto Zen in Medieval Japan' - sponsored by the Kuroda Institute, will nevertheless appeal to the general reader who wishes to know more about the historical background to a Buddhist [... more]
$28.00
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Japan Rising
Adapting to the Trends of the Time: Kenneth Pyle's history of Japan's shifting foreign policies over the last hundred and fifty years is built on three premisses. The first, in accordance with the realist paradigm in international relations theory, is [... more]
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Japan On The Upswing: Why the Bubble Burst and Japan's ...
Definitive Study of Japanese Economy: This book is exceptional in that it employs an approach rarely used by foreign scholars on Japan who rely heavily on macroeconomic data. JAPAN ON THE UPSWING is backed by forty years of the author's experience in [... more]
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