Kaiseki: Zen Tastes in Japanese Cooking

by Kaichi Tsuji

Kaiseki, the cooking associated with the tea ceremony, is Japan's most sublime cuisine. Every effort is made to perfectly accommodate aroma, flavor, color, texture & serving ware to the season, guests & occasion. The techniques & principles that enable one to create a sense of harmony through a meal are given in this book.

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks

207 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1981

Reviews

[Tatiana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly beautiful plates of the many dishes. The serving dishes are so artistically matched to the food. The book begins with the history of kaiseki, derived from the tea ceremony in Zen monasteries. It then goes through the twelve months of the year explaining the holidays and the changing foods. There is a good description of the many traditional courses at the end.

I am sorry I never had kaiseki on my trip to Japan. One of the many things to go back for.