Vegan JapanEasy: Classic & Modern Vegan Japanese Recipes to Cook at Home

This is a wonderful book. It's beautifully produced, and very engagingly written, but much more importantly, the food you will make from it is amazing. The author clearly knows his subject well enough to craft recipes that are authentic in terms of flavouring and concept, but don't slavishly try to replicate every animal product with a vegan alternative. And he gives you the tools and the confidence to adapt dishes too. My favourite new model at the moment is a noodle salad: chilled ramen noodles + a Japanese dressing (there are a few in the book) + whatever else you like = an endlessly versatile dish I would happily eat every day. Some of the ingredients might be a bit hard to track down, and there's a bit of a 'technology tree' structure whereby full dishes rely on building block recipes from earlier in the book, but your perseverance will be repaid with nothing less than a new way of eating.

I’m vegetarian not vegan. This but is a taste sensation! I’ve tried most recipes and found them all a delight and easy to cook. The author’s comments are also humorous. It’s a great book.

Bought a gift. So well presented with lovely pictures and great recipes. This wiil maw an incredible present.

Loving it! Got this for Christmas and have made several dishes already. It even inspired me to invest in a small rice cooker which made makizushi easy. I’m taking a mark off for the desserts and drinks section as I never use them (my issue!) and cos no book is perfect. You do need to invest in some basic ingredients but Tim explains how you can use them in non-Japanese cuisine as well so they don’t feel an extravagance. Also, his tone is friendly and chatty so I don’t feel like I’m being lectured to. Well worth buying

I have been reading cookbooks and experimenting for years (vegan for 20 years) and usually with a cookbook, if you get one or 2 recipes which work then it's worth it. I have tried at least half a dozen from this and they have all been quite delicious. The gyoza filling smelled and tasted so good that I nearly ate it before I made them and I cooked them a second time for friends who aren't vegan and they said they were as good as restaurant ones. The assembly instructions are easy to follow and the recipes are easy - with substitutions possible if you can't source some of the ingredients. I don't usually write long reviews but this book is worth having if you like Japanese food.

This book is a stunning addition to my kitchen side - love the design. I can’t wait to actually get stuck into these recipes and I’ve loved reading through to prepare myself; very well written. The ingredients are a bit more specific, but that’s why you get a book like this - to learn, experiment and perfect.

Some of the negative reviews nearly put me off. I’m a decent cook and have always enjoyed a challenge so digging deeper into Japanese cuisine is something I’ve always wanted to do. The first big hurdle for most people is the investment in ingredients - but after that you can make a lot of tasty and nutritious meals reasonably cheaply. I’ve made seven of the dishes now and have enjoyed them all. The photos are inspiring and the recipes are just different enough to keep your interest. For a lot of people anything with a tomato-based base is “Italian” - so by that reckoning anything with a dashi base is Japanese. Sort of. I’ve made four different dashi bases and they are all lovely. The addition of seaweed to my diet has been interesting too. I now want to explore more of this cuisine. Glad I bought this book.

A beautifully produced book and a pleasure to read. This brings the apparently exotic within reach of non-cooks like me, and describes the way to supremely healthy and cruelty-free food in simple terms. The recipes use readily-available ingredients, and the illustrations are inspiring. A delight to use.

Il libro è esteticamente meraviglioso. Le ricette sono eccezionali e ben spiegate. Sono presenti anche molte foto bellissime. Consiglio l'acquisto se si è interessati alla cucina vegana giapponese (e se si conosce un po'di inglese, ovviamente!).

Très bon livre, j'ai pris une version d'occasion qui est arrivée dans l'état décrit. Le livre est très bien édité, les photos sont très jolies, très beau pour offrir. Les recettes semblent faisable sans avoir besoin de moults ingrédients difficiles d'accès.

My reason for writing this review is twofold: one is to note what a wonderful cookbook this is and second to let people know that the one-star review on Amazon is totally untrue – perhaps about another book?? This book does not start with anything about Woody Harrelson or any of the nasty things the reviewer mentioned. [I have reported this review, but to date, Amazon has not removed it.] From the Introduction: "Japanese Cuisine: Fatty Tuna! Wagu Beef! Dried Fish! Pork Broth! Fried Chicken! Squid Guts! Eggs! Eggs, Everywhere! It’s a minefield For Mindful Vegans. OR SO IT SEEMS. Of course, there are many Japanese delicacies that are off-limits for anyone who refrains from animal products. But Japanese cuisine in general is actually quite vegan-friendly – an enormous amount of Japanese food is inherently vegan, and much more can be made vegan with just a simple substitution or two…" I have purchased all of Tim Anderson’s Japanese cookbooks and recommend all of them. I find them very accessible with a lot of good information. The recipes I’ve tried have all worked and were very good. This is not a shojin ryori cookbook. Mr. Anderson explains that this traditional Buddhist temple food is “intrinsically linked to bigger concepts of balance, spiritual well-being, asceticism, seasonality and mindfulness that [he] couldn’t do justice to.” The book has sections on • Basic Seasonings & Sauces • Snacks, Small Dishes & Sides • Big Dishes • Big Rice & Noodle Dishes • Desserts & Drinks So, whether you are vegan or not, this is a great cookbook that includes lots of photos and lots of vegan recipes, including ones for dashi, tofu, several versions of ramen – (one using eggplant and zucchini) and vegan sushi as well as a recipe for Mock Meat Menchi Katsu (Breaded and Fried Vegan Burger Patties).

Realmente todas la recetas dicen fácil...me hace pensar qué realmente lo es. Intenté el kimchi :)

Fabulous book!