The Anime Chef Cookbook

Name: The Anime Chef Cookbook
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781631068669
Price: 49.99 NZD
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75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favorite Anime

By Nadine Estero

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Summary

The Anime Chef Cookbook by Nadine Estero is a vibrant culinary guide that brings to life the imaginative dishes featured in popular anime series. The cookbook is filled with accessible and creative recipes, allowing fans to recreate iconic meals from their favourite shows, making it perfect for both anime enthusiasts and food lovers looking for a unique cooking adventure.
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The Anime Chef Cookbook features fan-favorite anime dishes with 50 iconic and simple recipes that you can replicate right at home.

Description

Bring your favourite anime dishes to life with real recipes that make enjoying your cravings simple, fun, and delicious. With anime illustrations, a plot synopsis, and instructions for each recipe, The Anime Chef Cookbook shows you how to make the same meals that your cartoon heroes and friends enjoy.

Inspired by Studio Ghibli and classics like Naruto, Clannad, Fairytale, and more, Nadine Estero is teaching you how to make every anime dish, from simple spaghetti to braised pork, for cooks of all levels to enjoy.

Some of the 50 inspired recipes include:

Miso Chashu Ramen from Naruto
Rice Porridge from Princess Mononoke
Onigiri from Fruits Basket
Taiyaki from My Hero Academia
Hanami Dango from Clannad

Come along for an anime feast like never before, learn about the importance of each meal, and enjoy the savoury or sweet flavours from your favourite anime and manga dishes.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781631068669

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Rock Point

Illustration: 100+ color illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 830g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Manga Nadine Estero Non-Fiction

About the Author

Nadine Estero (@issagrill) knew at the young age of 6 that anime was life. She dramatically cried and begged her mother to immediately stop her piano lessons because it interfered with the airtime of her favorite anime-Dragon Ball Z. Today, Nadine is a food recreationist that shows her enthusiasm and process through her social media; she has 36k YouTube Subscribers, 45k TikTok Subscribers, and over 865k Likes. Her creations are recognized worldwide in many large entertainment websites and publications such as ScreenRant, Dexerto, GaminqDebates, SVG, Kompas, and Speed Maqazine.

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