Food Artisans of Japan – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter to win a copy of Food Artisans of Japan by Nancy Singleton Hachisu in our giveaway below.

Food Artisans of Japan by Nancy Singleton Hachisu, a respected expert on Japanese cuisine, is a stunner. In her latest book, she digs deep into Japan’s rich food landscape with 120 recipes from seven compelling Japanese chefs and two dozen stories of food artisans.

Photographs are plentiful throughout and depict not only the food but the chefs, cookware artisans, local stores, farmers and more. Nancy takes us on a deep dive into all the beauty that Japan offers. Primers on miso, air-dried fish, tea philosophy and more are shared.

Our EYBDPreviewButton takes you inside this beautiful book and features the following EYBD Recipe Button

Thanks to the publisher for providing three copies of the above-referenced title in our giveaway open to EYB Members in the US, UK, AU and NZ. One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

Which recipe in the index would you try first?

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  • kitchen_chick  on  December 3, 2019

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll (Fukuden maki)

  • miggsy  on  December 3, 2019

    Seared scallops and braised matsutake

  • pokarekare  on  December 4, 2019

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • DarcyVaughn  on  December 4, 2019

    Snapper with yuzu beurre blanc

  • LeilaD  on  December 4, 2019

    Roasted shiitake stuffed with yuzu miso, onion and walnuts

  • JessHeilman  on  December 4, 2019

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll. Yum!

  • MarciK  on  December 4, 2019

    Lotus root tempura (Hasu tenpura) [Shinichiro Sakamoto]

  • BatshevaR  on  December 4, 2019

    Seared flounder with eggplant and eggplant puree

  • lean1  on  December 4, 2019

    Steamed white fish roll

  • Lijstjesmeisje  on  December 4, 2019

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki’ sounds divine!

  • kmn4  on  December 4, 2019

    Fresh fig with sweet potato ice cream and crème Anglaise

  • sarahawker  on  December 5, 2019

    Red bean squares (Kuzu-kintoki) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • GregH  on  December 5, 2019

    Tama miso [Kanji Nakatani]

  • LeMinou  on  December 5, 2019

    Seared scallops & braised matsutake

  • monique.potel  on  December 6, 2019

    I would start with seared scallops

  • NaomiH  on  December 6, 2019

    Dashi-simmered daikon with miso chicken sauce (Shiro-ni daikon tori miso)

  • JMB2293  on  December 6, 2019

    The roasted shiitake sounds delicious!

  • Roosta  on  December 6, 2019

    Goma dofu [Kanji Nakatani]

  • ravensfan  on  December 6, 2019

    Tamago dofu [Kanji Nakatani]

  • Shelley.b  on  December 6, 2019

    Seared scallops

  • LaurenE  on  December 6, 2019

    Snapper with yuzu beurre blanc

  • stephntran  on  December 6, 2019

    seared scallops sound amazing!!

  • Dendav  on  December 7, 2019

    Tamo miso

  • Dannausc  on  December 7, 2019

    Red bean squares

  • Lora724  on  December 8, 2019

    Eggplant and kabocha tempura

  • carajanehunter  on  December 9, 2019

    Red bean squares sound delicious. I love red beans!

  • thecharlah  on  December 10, 2019

    Octopus and grouper salad with fish sauce-citrus vinaigrette (Tako sarada)

  • itadakimasu  on  December 11, 2019

    Red Bean Squares!

  • fmd518  on  December 12, 2019

    Seared flounder with eggplant and eggplant puree

  • lpatterson412  on  December 13, 2019

    Red bean squares!

  • kimbolarson  on  December 13, 2019

    Eggplant and kabocha tempura.

  • t.t  on  December 14, 2019

    Young yellowtail and cucumber salad with black garlic and fish sauce (Shokko to kyuri darada kuroninniku, gyosho-ae)

  • lacinda1968  on  December 14, 2019

    Lotus root tempura

  • debbiehb  on  December 15, 2019

    Seared scallops and braised matsutake

  • RickPearson54  on  December 15, 2019

    steamed white fish roll

  • Hihelen  on  December 16, 2019

    Cinnamon poached fig with ice cream

  • MiMi60  on  December 17, 2019

    Steamed chicken and vegetable roll

  • hdh74  on  December 17, 2019

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll.

  • Blackeyedsusans  on  December 17, 2019

    Steamed chicken and vegetable roll (Surimi no kenchin mushi) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • jd5761  on  December 17, 2019

    Seared scallops for me

  • ChefTamiMitchell  on  December 20, 2019

    Going to Japan in the spring. Can’t wait to try new things.

  • elsid22  on  December 20, 2019

    Red bean squares

  • ChrisU_AU  on  December 25, 2019

    Sweet peppers grilled with black sesame and miso (Ama-togarashi kurogoma-yaki, shoyu-katsuo-soe) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • uk2nl  on  December 25, 2019

    Dashi-maki tamago

  • Shedevil737  on  December 26, 2019

    Pan seared duck breast

  • Vanderpham  on  December 27, 2019

    Young yellowtail and cucumber salad with black garlic and fish sauce (Shokko to kyuri darada kuroninniku, gyosho-ae) [Katsuyasu Ito]

  • Ishtar  on  December 27, 2019

    Happo dashi

  • psarocks1  on  December 27, 2019

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki’ (Chokore-to no takoyaki) [Kazunari Nakamura]

  • Armibakes  on  December 28, 2019

    Steamed white fish roll

  • Cornfed23  on  December 28, 2019

    Seared scallops and braised matsutake

  • Karenskitchen  on  December 29, 2019

    Seared scallops and braised matsutake

  • AJL123  on  December 29, 2019

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • Judyfos  on  December 29, 2019

    Red bean squares

  • Plumbobmummy  on  December 31, 2019

    Potato dumplings in red bean sauce

  • maggz19671  on  December 31, 2019

    Lotus root tempura (Hasu tenpura) [Shinichiro Sakamoto]

  • Sfgordon  on  December 31, 2019

    Bok choy with sesame miso

  • ceejayen  on  January 1, 2020

    Pan-seared duck breast with braised negi

  • Aaarrrgghh  on  January 1, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll (Fukuden maki)

  • wildchild  on  January 2, 2020

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki’

  • jezpurr  on  January 2, 2020

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki and Takoyaki would be fun!!!^_^

  • robyn297  on  January 3, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • Breeze81  on  January 3, 2020

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki’ sounds delicious

  • Greentea  on  January 3, 2020

    Eggplant in dashi with okra, myoga and sesame

  • jhejhejhejhe  on  January 3, 2020

    shoyu simmered red snapper

  • VanessaJ  on  January 4, 2020

    Seared scallops

  • HArlow  on  January 5, 2020

    Pan seared duck breast with braised Nagi

  • michelle666  on  January 5, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • lbguerrant  on  January 5, 2020

    Dashi Maki tomago

  • Jai3mum  on  January 5, 2020

    Happo Dashi

  • silversand  on  January 8, 2020

    Dried shrimp and green nori fritters (Sakura ebi no kakiage) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • voodoooffood  on  January 9, 2020

    Braised burdock with dengaku miso

  • patioweather  on  January 9, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • Lkitchings  on  January 9, 2020

    Layered napa cabbage with salmon (Shake to hakusai, kobu no hasami suzuke) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • Natlovesgib  on  January 10, 2020

    Duck broth soup with udon (Kamojiru udon) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • DimensionAEB  on  January 10, 2020

    I would like to try the seared scallops.

  • DimensionAEB  on  January 10, 2020

    I would like to try the seared scallops.

  • PaulaCheadle  on  January 11, 2020

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki’ yummy

  • bookmark77  on  January 11, 2020

    Seared scallops

  • pigwhistler  on  January 11, 2020

    Molten Chocolate “Takoyaki”

  • bookmark31  on  January 11, 2020

    steamed white fish roll

  • bookmark58  on  January 11, 2020

    Red bean squares

  • maci234  on  January 11, 2020

    Seared scallops and braised matsutake

  • ElizM  on  January 11, 2020

    the seared scallops or the potato dumplings (although not sure about the milk icecream!)

  • RSW  on  January 11, 2020

    Salmon with mussels, tomatoes and green beans (Shake, mu-rugai, tomato, ingen) [Katsuyasu Ito]

  • Isis1981uk  on  January 11, 2020

    Pan-seared black rockfish and zucchini with roasted pepper sauce

  • Karla123  on  January 11, 2020

    “Bok choy with sesame miso (Shakushina goma miso)”…as a fan of bok choy, I’m sure to love this dish.

  • mightymhk  on  January 11, 2020

    Red bean squares

  • banba1  on  January 11, 2020

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki’

  • lozzle77  on  January 12, 2020

    Molten chocolate ‘takoyaki’

  • clairew137  on  January 12, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • Applebow  on  January 12, 2020

    Carrot kinpira

  • dan031082  on  January 12, 2020

    Buckwheat squares with black sugar syrup

  • MaggieMaggieMae  on  January 12, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • leilx  on  January 13, 2020

    Tempura batter. Mine isn’t working anymore.

  • Jesmondgirl  on  January 13, 2020

    crab Miso with winter negi.

  • TheLynchyMob  on  January 14, 2020

    Butterfish on salt-marinated summer vegetables with sudachi (Managatsuo, shiozuke, yasai, sudachi) [Nobuto Shibuya]

  • RuthHarwood  on  January 14, 2020

    Snapper with yuzu beurre blanc

  • pixelwife  on  January 15, 2020

    Sweet peppers grilled with black sesame and miso

  • vhfvhf  on  January 16, 2020

    Molton chocolate

  • afri  on  January 18, 2020

    Poached peaches with cider vinegar ice cream….. zoinks

  • luccio  on  January 19, 2020

    Fond de veau [Katsuyasu Ito]

  • Carolyn99  on  January 19, 2020

    Crab Miso with winter Negi. Having just returned from a holiday 8n Japan, I have been blown away by all the different miso soups and an determined to try an make more varieties at home.

  • Patrickn  on  January 19, 2020

    Dashi make tomago

  • mabelle  on  January 19, 2020

    Slow-cooked eggs in dashi (Dashi tamago)

  • nursepp  on  January 19, 2020

    seared scallops

  • size_27  on  January 20, 2020

    Sour cream tofu… (Tofu sawa-kuri-mu)

  • Sand9  on  January 20, 2020

    White Chocolate Bombe x

  • virjeania  on  January 20, 2020

    Slow-cooked eggs in dashi (Dashi tamago) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • benhamslc  on  January 21, 2020

    Roasted shiitake stuffed with yuzu miso, onion and walnuts

  • portkey  on  January 21, 2020

    Seared scallops

  • ghostie  on  January 21, 2020

    This looks so amazing!

  • ghostie  on  January 21, 2020

    The seared scallops would be my choice!

  • Sunflower29  on  January 21, 2020

    Sour cream tofu

  • Poppyjoey  on  January 21, 2020

    Brown rice

  • fionahw  on  January 23, 2020

    Tomago dofu

  • dtremit  on  January 24, 2020

    The “Butter-drenched dashi-maki tamago” sounds really good.

  • trudys_person  on  January 25, 2020

    I think I’d start with Snapper with edamame, caper and rice vinegar sauce – sounds delicious!

  • cljones  on  January 25, 2020

    Crab miso with winter negi

  • moralla  on  January 25, 2020

    gyoza

  • Radley  on  January 25, 2020

    Fond de Veau

  • rachael_mc  on  January 27, 2020

    Salmon with mussels, tomatoes and green beans (Shake, mu-rugai, tomato, ingen) [Katsuyasu Ito]

  • rforlifer  on  January 28, 2020

    Dashi-simmered daikon with miso chicken sauce

  • sheridarby  on  January 28, 2020

    Red bean squares

  • bopper  on  January 28, 2020

    Fond de veau

  • HLadd  on  January 30, 2020

    Bok choy with sesame miso

  • straysuzi  on  January 30, 2020

    Lotus root tempura (Hasu tenpura) – love Tempura x

  • andyszym  on  January 31, 2020

    Seared scallops and braised matsutake

  • Twiddle  on  January 31, 2020

    Fresh fig with sweet potato ice cream and crème Anglaise

  • Sonatarose  on  February 1, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • racarson39  on  February 2, 2020

    Roasted shiitake.

  • racarson39  on  February 2, 2020

    Yes. Ruth Carson Byrne

  • han24  on  February 3, 2020

    I’d like to try the seared scallops, they sound tastys

  • orchidlady01  on  February 3, 2020

    Roasted shiitake stuffed with yuzu miso, onion and walnuts

  • Beasste99  on  February 3, 2020

    Tofu pouch vegetable roll

  • littleminxgirl  on  February 3, 2020

    Molten chocolate takoyaki sounds yum

  • starzine  on  February 4, 2020

    Pan-seared black rockfish and zucchini with roasted pepper sauce.

  • Mtetpon  on  February 7, 2020

    Steamed white fish

  • Ops  on  February 8, 2020

    Need new recipes

  • flossy1  on  February 10, 2020

    Fiddlehead ferns with smashed tofu (Shira-ae warabi) [Kanji Nakatani]

  • Saffy11  on  February 12, 2020

    Mmm Squid and yugao gourd salad with shiso vinaigrette (Ika to yugao sarada shiso vineguretto) sounds delicious so I think it would have to be that!

  • Samjbutler  on  February 14, 2020

    Simmered shrimp potatoes

  • friendlyperson  on  February 15, 2020

    Pan-seared duck breast with braised negi to satisfy my love of Japanese food and also duck.

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