"A recipe for dashi can be as simple as water and kelp, but adding bonito makes the dashi more complex and complete." Kelp in a pot. [Photographs: Chichi Wang] In Japanese cuisine, all roads lead back to dashi, the base...
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You know that old adage, you can't judge a book by it's cover? Well, when it comes to cookbooks the rule might not be so hard and fast. Case in point, the stunning Salmon Hot Pot that graces the cover...
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[Flickr: gtrwndr87] Cook the Book keeps me on my toes, culinarily speaking. Each week, the featured cookbook dictates not only what I am going to cook but where I will do my food shopping. This week's Japanese Hot Pots...
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