Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1263 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-22
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Tom Parker Bowles, Mail on Sunday May 2005
"a must-buy"

Philippa Davenport, Financial Times December 04
If you want to know all about noodles and rice, this is the book for you.

Tom Parker Bowles, Mail on Sunday May 2005
"a must-buy"

Customer Reviews

It's all in the prep!
This book changed my life!! OK, slight exaggeration but it did wonders for my cooking confidence, which means i cook a lot more now, and that can't be a bad thing. First of all the recipes are very varied & delicious. Also importantly (for me at least..!), all the 'work' is in the prep, which of course you can take all the time you like over (though it needn't take long). The actual cooking tends to be pretty quick and easy stir frying, so no panicking during cooking. The ingredients needed are pretty easy to come by (fresh vegetables; chillies, lemongrass; soy & fish sauce; soba noodles; dashi etc.). The final reason i love these recipes is that you feel really good for having had such a healthy meal, without it tasting 'too healthy'..!

Good, but a couple of printing errors....
I love Wagamamas food so I bought this to try my hand at cooking it.....

At my first attempt I discovered that there is no explanation of what Mikku powder is. Nor was it mentioned in the ingredients in my dish. So when I was asked to add Mikku powder I was a little cheesed off that I didn't have any. My work collegue also got this book and has just mentioned a similar problem with one of the chilli sauce recipes....Hmmmmm

Be warned, you need Mikku powder!!

Worth to have ot
When i lived in Johannesburg, Wagamama was one of my favorite restaurants for delisious and not expensive meal. Having the fondest memories of the place, purchased this book in London a couple of month ago. Wasn't disappointed at all, despite that some of recipes do not work exactly the way you want them too.
First few pages of the book devoted to souses, including a famous Wagamama one. It's gorgeous, tastes like haven and easy to make. Other souses as good.
The rest of the book holds a great deal of good recipes, worth trying.

Definite buy.