The World in a Bowl of Tea Healthy, Seasonal Foods Inspired by the Japanese Way of Tea
The World in a Bowl of Tea Healthy, Seasonal Foods Inspired by the Japanese Way of Tea by Bettina Vitell is a first edition published by HarperCollins Publishers in 1997. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of Kaiseki cuisine, featuring a basic menu structure that includes a soup, three main dishes, and a sweet. Vitell encourages cooks to create original combinations while offering a variety of vegetarian and nonvegetarian recipes, highlighting the importance of presentation and seasonal ingredients.
Readers will find detailed guidance on embracing the Kaiseki aesthetic, with suggestions for using diverse serving dishes that enhance the dining experience. The book also delves into the history of tea consumption and the development of the tea ceremony, providing context for the customs and traditions surrounding this culinary art. With 209 pages, this edition invites cooks to appreciate the subtleties of flavor and presentation in Japanese cuisine, making it a valuable resource for those interested in cooking and cultural practices.
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A basic Kaiseki menu consists of a soup, three main dishes, and a sweet. Vitell suggests menus as well as encourages the cook to create original combinations. She offers such vegetarian recipes as Asparagus with Walnut Dressing and Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms and such nonvegetarian dishes as Squid with Plum Sauce, Tuna with Sake and Lime, and Miso-Baked Turkey. Vitell inspires cooks to embrace the Kaiseki aesthetic and to use carefully chosen serving dishes in a variety of materials, designs, and colors. The individual flavors of each of the dishes are punctuated by the natural, elegant, and unique style in which they are presented. The host is encouraged to mix the old with the new, while observing the subtleties of the season, the occasion, and the guests. In addition to the exploration of the art of Kaiseki food, the reader is introduced to the history of tea consumption and the emergence of the tea ceremony and its related arts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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