The Manga Cookbook
Youngsters can participate in manga cooking withThe Manga Cookbookfrom The Manga University Culinary Institute, which offers 27 basic recipes by Yoko Ishihara introduced with color photographs. Additional black and white step-by-step comic book illustrations by Chihiro Hattori show how to make rabbit-shaped apple slices, rice hamburgers, pickled vegetables and teriyaki chicken.Readers are guided through the cookbook by three cartoon characters: a young girl, Miyuki, who calls herself the kitchen sensei; Hiroshi, her boyfriend who likes to eat; and the feline-like mascot, Coo, identified as the book's culinary mastermind. In addition to recipes, more information about many of the dishes and ingredients are presented through Miyuki's notes. --San Francisco ChronicleAfter many of the recipes is additional information, often quite fascinating, about the dishes and ingredients. You will learn plenty of Japanese  culinary terms as well as elements of Japanese culture. --Richard Auffrey,The Passionate Foodie,A "Top 10 Popular Paperbacks" selection for 2011 --American Library Association