Harumi's Japanese Kitchen

Harumi Kurihara

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'A one-woman cookery empire ... she inspires an almost religious devotion in her fans.' - The Times'Ms. Kurihara's television cooking shows, housewares stores, cookbooks and food magazines have propelled her to rock-star status in Japan ... Her food has both a delicate balance of flavours and a stylish mashing of influences' - The New York Times

In HARUMI'S JAPANESE KITCHEN, Harumi Kurihara takes cooking back to basics and shows you how to master Japanese recipes to impress friends and family. With an enticing design and foolproof step-by-step photography, Harumi presents 53 recipes in her trademark approachable style, organized into chapters of Meat & Fish; Vegetables; Rice, Noodles & More; and Desserts. There's also information on ingredients and utensils, making dashi and how to correctly prepare and cook rice.

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  • Ms. Kurihara's television cooking shows, housewares stores, cookbooks and food magazines have propelled her to rock-star status in Japan ... Her food ... has both a delicate balance of flavours and a stylish mashing of influences - The New York TimesAn unrelenting culinary force in her native land - the Guardian

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Harumi Kurihara

Harumi Kurihara

Harumi Kurihara's cooking, lifestyle books and magazines have made the charismatic former housewife a phenomenon in her native Japan and she has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. She currently has more than 60 shops and cafA s in Japan that sell her homeware, cookware and clothing ranges. Her success is rooted in her effortless, down-to-earth and unpretentious approach to stylish living and eating, which follows a philosophy of elegance and simplicity. Harumi's own inspiration derives from her traditional upbringing in a big family in central Japan. Later, as a full-time housewife and mother, married to Reiji Kurihara, a former TV anchorman, she found her talent to create delicious, simple to prepare, fashionable meals, without great expense. This skill, combined with her eye for simple, beautiful and practical home decoration has made her the most celebrated lifestyle authority in Japan.

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