The Manga Cookbook: Japanese Bento Boxes, Main Dishes and More! by The Manga University Culinary Institute, Chihiro Hattori Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Manga Cookbook: Japanese Bento Boxes, Main Dishes and More!
Book Review: Like the Book--But Wish it Showed the Boy Cooking
Summary: 3 Stars
I like the book. I'm glad I bought it. But I was very disappointed to see that the boy on the front of the book never, ever cooks inside. What gives?
I was so happy to see a boy on the front of the book. That and it was paired with Manga and I thought, "Gee, my boy who likes to cook will love this book." For some strange reason, the boy in the book just stands in the background watching the girl cook.
Fortunately my boy has overlooked this weirdness and when I went to work this morning he was in the kitchen putting poppy seeds on hard boiled eggs (eyes, folks, eyes) to make them cute for his sister.
Book Review: MANGA/ANIME FAN'S DREAM EASY TO DO COOKBOOK
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Book Review: Manga Cookbook
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a fantastic purchase. I had been making bento kits for a few years prior to getting this book- and the recipes it contains are so perfect!
They didn't fill the book with traditional Japanese foods that require an "aquired taste", they only included recipes of foods that can be used between cultures effortlessly.
Book Review: Mostly great
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was mostly great but there are a few recipes where I firmly believe the measurements are off on the rice flour recipes.Book Review: Poor Authenticity
Summary: 2 Stars
I got this book for Christmas last year from a family member. I do a lot of Japanese cooking because i love the healthy aspects of it. Unfortunately this cookbook while it does give some okay recipes; the servings, ingredients, and instructions nearly all fail to be authentically Japanese, perhaps with an exception on how to shape hot dogs and how to cook rice (though this depends on what type and the actual brands of rice, so even this isn't all that great)
The recipes that I tried all came out in completely Americanized ways. The recipes, while traditional at heart and inspired by actual Japanese recipes, lack actual authentic taste. All of the recipes that I tried, I used products from my local Japanese store, so it was not the ingredients fault.
The only reason I give this two stars is because a majority of the recipes are edible, they just aren't what one should make if trying to make authentic Japanese food.