Chika Ravitch
Autor von Bento for Beginners: 60 Recipes for Easy Bento Box Lunches
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Chika Ravitch grew up near Osaka, Japan, and after moving to the United States, created Japanese-Food.org to share her tips on making traditional, healthy Japanese food using familiar ingredients. She is also the author of Bento for Beginners.
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This is probably the third book devoted to packing lunch that I have reviewed in recent years and it is by far the best. I figure that if you can cook delicious meals in the style you like, you don't need a book to tell you how to pack the food into jars. This book is different, though, because it teaches you to make unusual lunch foods in specific ways that will be extra safe. The book presents recipes for Japanese bento (packed lunch) favorites that most of us don't know, explaining how each dish can be made and stored in individual servings, ready for a quick morning packup. The many menu suggestions retain their appeal through varied colors and textures. In addition to Japanese favorites, some western-style and fusion suggestions add variety.
The book is divided into chapters by food style, and then subchapters corresponding to each lunch menu. The subchapters begin with a menu and then present recipes for the components of the menu. There is a chapter of master recipes for sauces, garnishes and the like, in the back.
In a useful touch, in addition to estimated prep time, each recipe notes how long the prepared food can be stored. This helps you to schedule your cooking and packing dates so you can remain safe from food-borne toxins. In an odd graphical choice, the number of servings for each recipe is at the very top of the page, not in the factoid box. I had been looking at the book for days before I saw them tucked up there.
The recipes are well written although I saw instructions to freeze vegetables without blanching, which is generally frowned upon. The recipes are easy to follow but some of the explanatory text is awkwardly written. There is a mistake on page 19 when the number of tastes is listed as five including unami. The real number – five plus unami – is mentioned later in the book. "Spicy" is missing from the first list.
Overall the book is easy to use and attractive. It could have been better edited.
I received a review copy of "Bento for Beginners" by Chika Ravich from Rockridge Press.… (mehr)