The Manga Cookbook

by The Manga University Culinary Institute

Book Overview

Reading manga sure can make a person hungry! Food appears frequently in Japanese comics, but what exactly is it that the characters are eating? "The Manga Cookbook," is the world's first manga-style... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4921205078
• ISBN13: 9784921205072
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Japanime Co.
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

MANGA/ANIME FAN'S DREAM EASY TO DO COOKBOOK

The Manga CookbookA 5Star publication, The Manga Cookbook is a very easy How To Cook Japanese publication with very cute, expressive, masterful illustrations. Definitely for manga [Japanese Comic] and anime [Japanese animation] fans, who also wish to learn cooking Japanese food their favorite characters eat in much loved stories. With a cute level of 10 [1-10], this publication is both a THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU gift or a I AM SO HAPPY I GOT IT purchase. The instructions are easy to understand. With a bit of practice, this book can make meals to have all your manga/anime loving friends shouting: ARIGATO! [THANKS] as they munch and praise your cooking. With parent or older sibling help, even pre-teens can enjoy COOKING JAPANESE. The instructions are also easy for teens and young adults. A fine publication, The Manga Cookbook, is worth having just on the basis of the cute illustrations. Definitely it is a well thought out instructional cookbook also.

BUY THIS BOOK!

I bought this book on a whim at Anime Expo. I've read recipes before on making Japanese food, and generally thought, well, that's nice, but it's a lot of effort. After getting halfway through this book in one day, I went shopping and tonight I have umeboshi onigiri made with sushi rice in my fridge, a bento for my lunch tomorrow and have finished a dinner of karaage. This book is PERFECT for the beginner, especially those introduced to the delights of Japanese food through manga or anime. It makes everything simple enough to dive right in and enjoy the delights of Japanese food in your home. The authors have made a real effort to adjust things to American kitchens and measurements. It's even an entertaining read. I can't wait to get through the second half of the book and see what I'm making later this week!

Excellent beginner book!

I recently purchased this book because I want to begin to make bento lunches. This book not only has colored photos of the bentos, but very detailed instructions (in English) how to cook the foods necessary to make the cute little lunches. If you are just starting out and are intimidated by the other books that don't contain written cooking instructions, buy this one first. You'll learn the basic cooking techniques for rice, eggs and other foods, Japanese style.

Who knew Japanese recipes were so easy?

This book is fantastic. I just received my copy a few days ago and have already made several of the recipes with no problem at all. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. The book is full of pictures (color and b & w), extended notes on the customs and history surrounding the recipes and has lots of suggestions for switching up your recipes. I think this book is perfect for anyone just getting into Japanese cooking or bento and would be great for beginners as well as seasoned chefs. I was surprised at how much useful information they stuffed into this book! A great value for your money!

Great book for bento

I am active on LJ's bento community and was happy to find this book. It is GREAT if you are into bento. There isn't much out there in English for bento (I have several Japanese bento cookbooks), and this has very clear, easy to understand instructions for all kinds of Japanese recipes, and includes a whole bento section on how to pack a box and suggestions of what to include. Step by step instructions for making a train bento, and garden bento, also instructions for making several decorative foods to go in bento. It's organized really well, with recipes and illustrations, then a page of text that tells about the recipe or food item - history, culture, stuff like that. For example, I finally learned about those traditional bento of scrambled egg, ground meat and sliced snow peas over rice. They're called Soboro, and there are some examples of making pretty bento with that. The recipes look easy enough that my 12-year-old said she wanted to try some. All in all, I wish I'd found this book a year ago when I started being interested in bento, but it's not just for newbies. I am seeing recipes in here that I really want to try, including some cute bento ideas that I haven't seen or thought of. Lots and lots of recipes, it's a thicker book than I expected. If you are a big Manga fan, you might expect the book to be read back to front/right to left, Manga-style, but it's not. It's American manga, which is fine with me. Very easy to read. Much more helpful and "how to" than the (very cute) "Face Food" book.