Donabe

A beautiful and lavishly photographed cookbook focused on authentic Japanese clay-pot cooking, showcasing beloved recipes and updates on classics, with background on the origins and history of donabe.

Japanese clay pot (donabe) cooking has been refined over centuries into a versatile and simple, one-vessel method of cooking used for rice cooking, steaming, simmering, or even smoking. As Japan’s most beloved cookware, donabe is becoming increasingly popular in the US as the media discovers it and American home cooks and chefs become interested in authentic Japanese cooking. In Donabe, Tokyo native and donabe professional Naoko Moore and chef Kyle Connaughton, former head chef of three Michelin starred restaurant The Fat Duck, present both Japanese home-style dishes, such as Salmon & Hijiki Rice and Sake Lovers’ Ginger Pork Sukiyaki, and chef-style, California-inspired dishes including Crab Rice with Charred Scallion and Tat Soi—all rich in flavor and simple to prepare. The book also features non-traditional recipes from luminary chefs such as David Kinch, Namae Shinobu, Cortney Burns, and Nick Balla, all of whom utilize donabe in their own kitchens.