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The Decorative Art of Japanese Food Carving: Elegant Garnishes for All Occasions

The Decorative Art of Japanese Food Carving: Elegant Garnishes for All Occasions

ISBN-13: 9781568364353

Contributor(s): Hiroshi Nagashima (author), Kenji Miura (photographs by)

Subjects: National & Regional Cuisine

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Kodansha Books

Publication Date: 15-10-2012

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£25.00

About the book

First edition published in Japan in 2009 by Kodansha International. Japanese cuisine is renowned for the beauty of its presentation. Among the key elements in this presentation style are mukimono--the decorative garnishes and carvings that add the final flourish to a dish. It might be a carrot round in the shape of a plum blossom. Or a scattering of cherry blossoms plucked from a radish. Perhaps a swallow, a butterfly, a ginkgo leaf or a cluster of pine needles. Whatever the motif, it will have been created to delight the eye and the palate with its shape, color, and