Studio Ghibli Cookbook: Unofficial Recipes Inspired by Spirited Away, Ponyo, and More!

by Minh-Tri Vo, Lisa Molle-Troyer (Translator)

Create delicious dishes from My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, and more with this cookbook inspired by the stunning worlds of Studio Ghibli!

Whether they offer a moment of family bonding, comfort in difficult situations, or pesky temptations, the kitchen scenes are always of central importance in Studio Ghibli films. Now, with Studio The Unofficial Cookbook, you can recreate more than twenty of these movie-inspired recipes in your own home!

Featuring recipes such as the sumptuous bento from My Neighbor Totoro , the herring and pumpkin pie from Kiki's Delivery Service, the red bean buns from Spirited Away, and more, Studio The Unofficial Cookbook is a must-have culinary tribute to Studio Ghibli’s greatest masterpieces!

20+ More than 20 Studio Ghibli-inspired recipes, including the red bean buns from Spirited Away, ramen from Ponyo, and more

STUNNING Beautiful, full-color photos of the finished dishes help ensure success

BRING THE WORLD OF STUDIO GHIBLI INTO YOUR Discover dishes inspired by acclaimed films such as Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and more

FOR ALL SKILL Easy-to-follow recipes and everyday ingredients make this the perfect cookbook for beginner and experienced chefs alike

PERFECT GIFT FOR STUDIO GHIBLI Studio The Unofficial Cookbook is a fantastic gift for the Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki enthusiasts in your life.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Japan, Cuisine, Food, Anime

144 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2021

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

21 recetas de las películas del estudio ghibli más conocidas, con fotos a todo color y recetas escritas paso a paso, incluso te viene la historia de dicha receta y el por qué apareció en alguna película.

Maravilloso libro para hacer recetas japonesas.

[Lalo González Téllez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es un libro genial para los fanáticos de Studio Ghibli. Las recetas fueron cuidadosamente seleccionadas y se me hace interesante el prólogo que cada una tiene para contextualizar su aparición en los diferentes filmes.
Si bien las recetas no son algo del otro mundo, se vuelve una gran herramienta para pasar buenos momentos con tu pareja, familia o amigos preparando las recetas para comer viendo una maratón de películas.

[Renitta · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of the recipes are incredibly accessible. I like that the book gives a little bit of cultural information and film references to the dishes rather than just diving into an ingredient list.

I do feel like the difficulty levels listed in the book are vague. The rating system gives zero insight as to what may prove tricky. I also would have appreciated ingredient alternatives (yes, I know Google is free).

[Tana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si eres fan de Studio Ghibli este libro te hará pasar un buen rato. Si te animas a hacer alguna de las recetas ¡Estupendo! Y si no, lo disfrutarás igualmente pues cada una de ella tiene un prólogo que la sitúa en el contexto de su película y te entrará de nuevo el gusanillo de volver a verla :)

[Elise Belleville · Rating 5 out of 5]

Foodreads 12 :

Relecture, mais cette fois avec l'intention de vraiment cuisiner !
Mes objectifs (que je noterai par la suite) :

Salé :

- Okayu de Mononoke (ça a l'air vraiment délicieux et simple)
- Soupe de légumes de Terremer (sympa pour l'hiver !)
- Onigiris (J'avais déjà essayé mais le façonnage est à revoir !)
- Ramen (J'en ferai une version végé mais le bouillon a vraiment l'air délicieux)
- Tourte aux potirons de Kiki (En octobre... Miam miam !)

Sucré :

- Brioche aux haricots rouges (j'adore ça mais il me faut un cuit vapeur)
- Les petits biscuits à la confiture de Arrietty (Ils me font penser aux biscuits de Noël allemands et ça me rend nostalgique)
- Gateau aux noix de Nausicaa (Très simple et a l'air vraiment délicieux)
- Castella Siberia (En fait tout ce qui est au haricot rouge me parle je pense)


Voilà !

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encantó que las recetas están muy accesibles y la mayoría son fáciles. También el contexto donde explica lo que representan los platillos en cada película me gustó mucho.

Sí hubo pocos platillos algo diferentes, pero es lo de menos. También se me hizo muy bueno que las recetas vengan acompañadas de fotos del proceso y tengan un apartado de notas.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Agrego

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

The short story recap that was included with each recipe was wonderful. They are also the reason that I am going to have to rewatch a lot of the Studio Ghibli films in the near future.

[Karla Baldeon · Rating 4 out of 5]

No me fío de la calificación de dificultad de algunos platillos. Definitivamente algunos son más difíciles que su calificación por el grado de destreza y los ingredientes extranjeros.
Tendría que probar algunas de las recetas para escribir esta reseña completa, pero supongo que puedo editar en el futuro. El recetario está dividido en dos secciones: platos dulces y salados, siendo la mayoría estos últimos. Las ilustraciones de las películas son muy lindas y las pequeñas reseñas en donde se presentan los platillos incluso me hicieron ver algunas películas que todavía no había visto. Así que por ese lado me parece innovador.
Mi problema es que pensando en películas de Ghibli no puedo dejar de pensar en niños y, por tanto, en la cocina con los niños, los cual sería un grave error. Ningún niño por sí mismo podría seguir este recetario, aunque tal vez sí asistir en algún momento a un adulto en la cocina. Aunque podríamos intentar con la receta de los onigiris en niños mayores de diez años tal vez.
Otro punto en contra son recetas inventadas a raíz de un ingrediente alternativo que aparece en alguna película y que no ocurre siendo cocinado en el universo Ghibli, parecen más de relleno (pero se veían más occidentales y asequibles así que no me quejo mucho) así que no estoy muy convencida con su inclusión.
Sin embargo, tiene recetas y comentarios sobre su aparición en las películas de este estudio de animación, así que me parece que cumple con lo que ofrece a un público más adulto.

[Karalee Shotola · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of the Studio Ghibli movies, so I was excited to check out this cookbook. The cookbook includes 24 recipes for mains and desserts inspired by the movies. Each recipe includes a background, including the movie the recipe is inspired by, difficulty rating, ingredient lists, and numbered directions. Furthermore, every recipe includes photos of the prepared dish, the ingredients, and the process of making the dish. I appreciate that every recipe includes a photo of the actual dish, and the photos of the process are useful to follow along. Most of the ingredients can be found at grocery stores and supermarkets, but there are a few specialty ingredients that will need to be bought from an Asian market. As a vegetarian, I cannot make any of the mains as they are (even the vegetable soup calls for chicken boullion), so I would have loved it if the mains included alternative ingredients to use. However, I am definitely intrigued by the desserts, especially the chocolate cake from Kiki's Delivery Service (minus the gelatin in the icing). That said, I appreciate the time and effort that went into creating this cookbook, and it would be a great addition for fans of the Studio Ghibli movies.

[April · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely unofficial and a bit disappointing. The format gives a quick review and synopsis of the film related to each recipe with a pic of the movie poster/cover. (One movie has the wrong film cover tho).

Some recipes are just “inspired by” a film, not actually something shown in the film. Which likely explains the glaring lack of film stills of the recipe in question.

As a cookbook it’s fine with loads of in-progress pics; much like a printed version of a blog post. The difficulty rating scale goes from 1-5 soot sprites but no recipe gets a 5 sprite rating.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty disappointing, partially because it is an unofficial cookbook - there's no movie stills to show if there is a recreation, which could've been fun.

There are some cute ancedotes about the movie referenced and why that particular food item, but the recipes are also incredibly basic - onigiri, spaghetti, ramen, etc. Oh well.

What I've learned is that Ghibli films know how to make mundane food look so appealing.

[Katelynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the recipes there was just some typing and picture errors throughout the book. For the Okayu the wrong picture was used or giving the wrong year for Tales of Earthsea. The author did put pictures for each step of the recipes which was very helpful.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

None of the recipes themselves really grabbed me, but I appreciate the pictures for each step of the recipe. There were some minor grammatical and printing errors that bothered me a little but I am not going to fault the author.

[Chloé · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨✨ Grande fan des films Ghibli, grande fan de nourriture, comment ne pas aimer ce livre de recettes ?? TOUT est extrêmement facile à faire ! Ma recette préféré c’est le poulet au champignon dans « le conte de la princesse Kaguya » et les Onigiri 🍙🍙

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the better instructions I have seen in a cookbook. For a cookbook I would give the instructions a 5 star, but the fact that this is a Studio Ghibli Cookbook... it felt more like a 3, so I am meeting it in the middle and giving the book a four.

[Juli Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the strangest formatting I've ever seen in a cookbook, with some directions completely unexplained and weird process photos. But the concept is cute and the recipes look mostly edible, so not a total loss.

[Sonja Isaacson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was nice as an idea book...it was bad as a recipe book.
Not all directions were written and some of the ingredient amounts were way off.
We tried:
Okayu
Homemade Hamburgers
Howl's Bacon & Eggs
Ramen
Beef Stew
Spaghetti with Meatballs
Beef Stroganoff

[kian ★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute illustrations! might replicate the recipe soon

[Io · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un divertente ricettario che unisce ricette interessanti ai film dello studio Ghibli. La presentazione del piatto unisce una breve storia delle sue origini e il racconto del film corrispondente in cui lo vediamo consumare. Le ricette sono impostate in modo davvero carino, con una prima pagina in cui troviamo ingredienti, livello di difficoltà, durata della preparazione e una foto del piatto finito; i passaggi sono poi illustrati passo dopo passo, accompagnati dalle foto che mostrano il procedimento (stile Giallo Zafferano, per intenderci). Molto curato e decisamente adatto agli appassionati di cucina orientale e Studio Ghibli!

[Mathou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Petit bonheur gustatif

J’ai acheté ce livre sur un coup de tête, ou un coup de cœur.

Mettez Ghibli dans le titre et traitez le sujet avec respect et je suis vendue.

Ce livre est un merveilleux cadeau pour tous les fans des studios Ghibli. Replongez dans tous les classiques par la voix de la cuisine.

Les recettes sont faciles, bien expliquées et les photos appétissantes. De plus, les résultats sont très bons et les difficultés des recettes permettent à tous les types de cuisinier de se lancer dans l’aventure.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Molto carino! Secondo me è anche una bella idea regalo per gli amanti della cucina giapponese (sia dolce che salata) e dei film dello Studio Ghibli.
Mi piace molto come è impostato il ricettario: oltre alle ricette spiegate passo per passo (con foto), offre un breve background facendo riferimento ai film e all'origine delle ricette.
Non ho ancora effettivamente testato le ricette, penso che comunque proverò i dolci.
Se preferite la cucina vegetariana o vegana questo ricettario non è il massimo, perché quasi tutte le ricette contengono prodotti di origine animale.

[LibraryKath · Rating 4 out of 5]

YUM! One of the most wonderful things about Studio Ghibli films are the depictions of food. Mouth-watering ramen in Ponyo, bacon and eggs in Howl's Moving Castle, onigiri in Spirited Away, herring pumpkin pie in Kiki's Delivery Service... ok maybe not that last one. But all these foods and more are represented in this lovely book. Easy to follow recipes and the lore of each dish in the Ghibli world. Gorgeous!

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great little cookbook for kids who love studio Ghibli with some dishes that were familiar to me like burgers, eggs and bacon, and vegetable soup. There were also several recipes that I remember from the movies and can't wait to try. They do have some ingredients that will be hard to find in most grocery stores.

[Yvonne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little captions with each recipe. Needs some editing, since there are a couple of mismatched photos to recipes. Lots of the recipes have you separate egg whites and yolks. One cake recipe has 4 different baking temps and times, not sure why. It seems a bit too complicated to use with children.

[Dray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having seen only a few of these films the recipes did not inspire me to do so.