I don’t know how to cook very well, so would like to start using cookbooks. What are your go to cookbooks that use every day Japanese items? I don’t have an oven in my home, but I have gas stove and a pressure cooker.
[cookpad.jp](https://cookpad.jp) and use a webpage translator (many have it built in, or it can be added as a plug-in).
Allow me to be that guy:
Language used in cookbooks is always simple and direct. Why not just get a regular Japanese cookbook and use this as a way to both learn to cook and learn Japanese at the same time? All of the cookbooks here are going to use recipes based on ingredients that are easy to find. Just go to a book store, start picking up books and flip through them and get one that has the most pictures of stuff that you would be interested in eating.
I’d try the “Just One Cookbook” website
Try to find Japanese-English cook books, they have same recipe in both languages. It’ll help you to pick up Japanese cooking lingo and then tackle websites like cookpad.
Some old titles, I’m sure there must be newer versions
These two are pretty basic – Japanese Family Style Recipies by H.Urakami and 100 Recipes from Japanese Cooking by K.Hata and K.Kondo
These are with photos and more notes about cooking and ingredients
Traditional Japanese Recipe Book with English Translation by T.Saito and R.Simoes
Recipes of Japanese Cooking by Y. Fujita
There’s more out there. Maybe check out your local library, they may have these or similar books in stock, or they’ll definitely have Japanese cook books and magazines you could borrow.
5 comments
[cookpad.jp](https://cookpad.jp) and use a webpage translator (many have it built in, or it can be added as a plug-in).
Allow me to be that guy:
Language used in cookbooks is always simple and direct. Why not just get a regular Japanese cookbook and use this as a way to both learn to cook and learn Japanese at the same time? All of the cookbooks here are going to use recipes based on ingredients that are easy to find. Just go to a book store, start picking up books and flip through them and get one that has the most pictures of stuff that you would be interested in eating.
I’d try the “Just One Cookbook” website
Try to find Japanese-English cook books, they have same recipe in both languages. It’ll help you to pick up Japanese cooking lingo and then tackle websites like cookpad.
Some old titles, I’m sure there must be newer versions
These two are pretty basic –
Japanese Family Style Recipies by H.Urakami
and 100 Recipes from Japanese Cooking by K.Hata and K.Kondo
These are with photos and more notes about cooking and ingredients
Traditional Japanese Recipe Book with English Translation by T.Saito and R.Simoes
Recipes of Japanese Cooking by Y. Fujita
There’s more out there. Maybe check out your local library, they may have these or similar books in stock, or they’ll definitely have Japanese cook books and magazines you could borrow.
Any book by Elizabeth Ando
https://tasteofculture.com/books/
I particularly like Kansha, she’s really brilliant at explaining and has helped me with fundamentals.