Vegan Japaneasy is a book of classic modern vegan Japanese recipes. This book for mindful vegans replaces conventional ingredients with plant-based and authentic alternatives. Full of salty, sweet, spicy and rich umami flavours, this unique book features ingredients like mushrooms and seaweed to offer all your favourite Japanese dishes, vegan-style. Recipes include:
A lot of Japanese food uses seaweed, so know to avoid this if you have thyroid/iodine issues (agar used to set jellies should be fine, but check with your doctor first). Use vegan butters with no palm oil. Keep recipes away from pets, due to toxic ingredients.
Author Tim Anderson is an award-winning chef and food writer. Raised in Wisconsin, he studied Japanese food culture at university, and lived in Japan for 2 years. After moving to London, he won Masterchef 2011 and became one of the UK’s most prominent voices on Japanese food. He has operated a pop-up Japanese restaurant for many years and is widely admired for his expertise on Japanese cuisine.
- Red Pickled Ginger
- Vegan Sushi
- Cauliflower Katsu Curry
- Sweet Potato with Truffled Ponzu
- Mock Meat Vegetable Tempura
- Mock Meat Menchi Katsu
- Ramen Salad
- Onigiri
- Mushroom Gyoza
- Fried Tofu in Dashi
- Cauliflower Katsu Curry
- French Onion Ramen
- Sichuan-Style Hot & Numbing Tofu with Ancient Grains
- Mock Meat Menchi Katsu
- Watermelon Mojito
- Soy Sauce Butterscotch Brownies
Vegan Recipes from Japan combines local vegetables and fruits with rice and other cereals and unique ingredients like miso, soy sauce, sake, mirin (sweet white wine) and dashi (soup stock) to make unique meals using Japanese cooking techniques, such as tempura. The text illuminates the cultural background of the recipes, with stories from the land of the rising sun. Recipes include
Just Enough is a book by Gesshin Claire Greenwood, who was ordained as a Buddhist nun in a Japanese monastery before returning to teach in the US. Here she shares how she learned to prepare simple meals based on the philosophy of ‘oryoki’ or ‘just enough’. Learn how to make perfect rice, potatoes, broths and hearty stews, colourful stir-fries, hot and cold noodles and delicate sorbet. She also offers food for thought on eating.
Two popular Japanese foods are teriyaki (a blend of soy sauce with brown sugar and pineapple juice) and sushi (London’s Crazy Vegan Sushi offers plant-based sushi to order online for home delivery).
