The Unofficial Studio Ghibli Cookbook: 50+ Delicious Recipes Inspired by Your Favorite Japanese Animated Films

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Since 1985, Studio Ghibli has enchanted moviegoers with fantastic stories of adventure, magic, friendship, family, and most of all—the most delicious-looking animated food. Now you can create your own mouthwatering dishes with this book full of 50 unofficial, fan-created recipes! From tantalizing breakfasts and lunches to Japanese favorites like yakitori and onigiri, recipes Despite Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind being archived with other famous Studio Ghibli films, it was produced a year before the Japanese studio was established. Special Ingredients and Equipment Airplanes are a recurring theme of the films because Hayao Miyazaki’s dad was the director of Miyazaki Airplanes, a manufacturer of fighter planes. Spirited Away is the highest-grossing film in Japanese cinema and is the only non-English film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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The word Ghibli is Italian for hot winds from the Sahara Desert, referencing the aim to blow new wind through the anime industry. Ghibli was also the name of the Italian World War II airplane. Thus, it represents Miyazaki’s love for planes.MINI SAUCE DISHES: Sauces such as soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, and more, are often served in tiny dishes. Entrées may be served on a porcelain plate with a special compartment that can accommodate a variety of dish shapes and sizes for the sauce. Alternatively, these mini dishes can be placed next to the porcelain plate. I have personally started a collection of mini sauce dishes, as the designs are endless. Essential Ingredients To those who find a bit of magic when watching the Studio Ghibli films as well as to all the foodie enthusiasts who follow my food journey.

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And to my two late grandmothers, who both loved to cook—they would be proud of my debut cookbook. CONTENTS INTRODUCTIONillustrations are really cute. I will be buying more copies to share and give away. I read the cookbook like a novel as I often do with cookbooks worth buying and reusing. It was a good read. I as an experienced home cook don’t foresee any recipe issues. Yay! Although most of the recipes in this book can be successfully made using utensils available in a well-equipped Western kitchen, there are a few ingredients and utensils worth investing in. The following can be found at your local Asian grocery market or online. Essential Utensils Studio Ghibli, the acclaimed animation film studio, was founded in 1985 in Tokyo by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki. Studio Ghibli is widely known for its exceptional filmmaking and artistry, for which it has won both critical and popular praise. Studio Ghibli has captivated moviegoers with fantastic stories of magic, adventure, friendship, and family.