"Cooking Japanese" focuses on fresh, good-quality ingredients and classic Japanese recipes. Containing recipes for all occasions and for all levels of cooks, "Cooking Japanese" gives a real taste of Japanese cooking, from an array of appetizers to udon noodle soup, wakame salad and includes well-known favourites such as sushi and tempura. Special 'three-way' spreads focus on variations of a theme, such as dipping sauces and sushi fillings. The recipes have been triple-tested to ensure that they work. As well as hero photographs, most of the recipes have two or three support photographs that illustrate steps in the method.