The Decorative Art of Japanese Food Carving: Elegant Garnishes for All Occasions by Hiroshi Nagashima - ISBN: 9781568364353
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Elevate meals: Craft stunning Japanese food carvings with everyday tools.

The Decorative Art of Japanese Food Carving: Elegant Garnishes for All Occasions

Elegant Garnishes for All Occasions

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  • Hardcover

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2017

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Summary

Japanese cuisine is renowned for the beauty of its presentation. Among the key elements in this style of presentation are mukimono - the decorative garnishes and carvings that add the final flourish to a dish. It might be a carrot round in the shape of a plum blossom. Or a scattering of cherry blossoms plucked from a radish. Perhaps a swallow, a butterfly, a ginkgo leaf or a cluster of pine needles. Whatever the motif, it will have been created to delight the eye and the palate with …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781568364353
ISBN-10:1568364350
Author:Hiroshi Nagashima, Kenji Miura
Publisher:Kodansha America, Inc
Imprint:Kodansha America, Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:1 July 2017
Weight:581g
Dimensions:258mm x 200mm
About The Author

Hiroshi Nagashima

HIROSHI NAGASHIMA is the Head Chef and Managing Director of the restaurant and catering facilities for Tsukiji-hongan-ji Temple in central Tokyo, near Ginza. He is the author of two successful books on food carving in Japanese and was a featured participant in the 2008 Kennedy Center event, “Japan- Culture + Hyperculture,” where he handled the Japanese banquet.

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