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Ok recipes but the constant belittlements about other cuisines...
The recipes are ok, nothing too special, as the title suggests they should be. But about 25% of the book constantly belittles western food and how Japanese versions are superior or Japanese people have been doing certain things better than the rest of the world for hundreds of years, etc. It really makes the book a nuisance. At one point for example, the Japanese author talks about how he has tasted enough fried chicken to know that Japanese know how to make the best fried chicken in the world. Or how Japanese have known for years how to make soup base superior to French soup base for a fraction of the time. Ok really? It’s fine to have pride in one’s heritage but this author keeps getting on my nerves by constantly belittling other cuisines
