True to the positive eating, positive living ethos of wagamama's idiosyncratic chain of noodle restaurants, this official collection of recipes shares the secret of the hallmark culinary minimalism that has won it instant cult status worldwide. The distinctive wagamama flavour originates from the traditional 200-year-old ramen (noodle) shops of Japan which guarantee nourishment with ingredients that cleanse and nurture the mind and body. Suitable for meat-eaters, seafood lovers and vegetarians alike, the noodle, rice and dumpling recipes have been specially created by the people behind wagamama's unique house style and concentrate on cooking fresh, quality ingredients in a way that retains maximum flavour and nutrition. With mouth-watering recipes for appetisers and side dishes, hearty soups and stir-fries and a selection of exotic sweet-rice desserts, this unique collection means that the stylish wagamama experience is now yours to take home. Whether you want to impress the health-conscious dinner guest or simply feed the family good, wholesome meals, this book allows you to recreate the best of Japanese cooking. No raw fish, or complex sushi dishes that take hours to prepare and seconds to eat - just a collection of delicious, low-fat, one-pot meals which are easy on your time and budget as well as your waistline.
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"a must-buy" -- Tom Parker Bowles, Mail on Sunday May 2005
If you want to know all about noodles and rice, this is the book for you. -- Philippa Davenport, Financial Times December 04
With a preparation time for most recipes of no more than 15 minutes you can be speedy and adventurous -- Bella, August 2004
If you want to know all about noodles and rice, this is the book for you. -- Philippa Davenport, Financial Times December 04
With a preparation time for most recipes of no more than 15 minutes you can be speedy and adventurous -- Bella, August 2004
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Hugo Arnold has written food columns in the London Evening Standard, the Financial Times and now in the Irish Times. He is the author of six books and won a Glenfiddich food award in 2001 for his innovative writing. He believes passionately in the power of food to calm, restore and excite. After that he is simply greedy.
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69 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Wagamama cookbook is a great introduction to making Japanese noodles,-I enjoy them so much that I make them a couple of times a week now. At first I found the recipes difficult as I had to invest in new ingredients and learn new techniques, but after a few attempts I could make them with my eyes shut! The book has recipes for noodles, rice dishes, meat, fish, dumplings, salads and sauces. (It does not cover how to make sushi though.) Everything I made was delicious, as I could adapt the recipes to my own taste. I was so impressed that I went to the Wagamama restaurant in London, and I was pleased to find out that my own attempts tasted even better! The recipes are bursting with flavour and fun to cook. I really recommend this book, but be warned, you will need access to a Chinese/Japanese supermarket to get some of the ingredients.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By Emma
Format:Paperback
I love this book! I have always loved noodles and all Japanese food but I could not cook them at home. It is now very easy to cook dishes from Wagamama restaurant at home for my family or for a dinner with friends. Every time, I have cooked recipes from the book, it has been a great success!
Hopefully, there are plenty of tips on ingredients, cooking techniques... so recipes are really easy to prepare and you can't fail!
Hopefully, there are plenty of tips on ingredients, cooking techniques... so recipes are really easy to prepare and you can't fail!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By D. P. Biggs
Format:Paperback
This book is a great introduction to cooking japanese food, and if you like wagamama's you'll enjoy recreating some of your favorite dishes.
I am a keen cook, however do find with this book that you will be required to purchase so many random ingredients for each dish you have to spend quite alot at the initial out set so it may seem easier just to go to the restaraunt! however once you've done so you will enjoy cooking some nice healthy food!
Oh one quick one....Chicken Katsu curry isn't in this book!! so look elsewhere if you were thinking of buying this book purely for that awesome dish!
I am a keen cook, however do find with this book that you will be required to purchase so many random ingredients for each dish you have to spend quite alot at the initial out set so it may seem easier just to go to the restaraunt! however once you've done so you will enjoy cooking some nice healthy food!
Oh one quick one....Chicken Katsu curry isn't in this book!! so look elsewhere if you were thinking of buying this book purely for that awesome dish!
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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This book is clearly better than the other book "Ways with noodles". If you were deciding between them, go for this one. The recipes I've made so far from it have turned out fantastically well!
124 of 132 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cajoled by my other half into doing more on the culinary front, I sought refuge in a cookbook. Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey or Delia…..well none of them! If I was going to impress the family with new found skills, I decided that I wanted to emulate the cooking of the far east.
I’ve eaten at the wagamama restaurants over several years, and when I heard about their cookbook I was excited about the thought of trying to create some of their appetising dishes. In truth it hadn’t escaped my notice that the food at wagamama always arrived quickly, suggesting to me that I wouldn’t be a slave to the stove. Perhaps I could create a meal in the time that it took to drink just one glass of wine, well perhaps not.
The cookbook was extremely easy to follow, and the preparation straightforward. I jumped in at the deep-end by attempting to perfect sake amiyaki gohan, which is grilled salmon in a fantastic sauce enhanced with garlic, chilli, ginger, sesame oil and oyster and soy sauces. Had I not dropped my bit of salmon on the kitchen floor, I’m sure I would have really enjoyed it!
Anyway, a great cookbook and well worth buying, so says the wife and kids.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By Halesy
Format:Paperback
If you like Wagamama's and like cooking then you'll like this.
It is difficult though to find recipes with only a few ingredients. If you want simple cooking then this isn't it.
I like my oriental food and cook now and again, and there's a few recipes here that I try. The recipes seem to be relatively authentic (I do have some experience) but seem over complicated at times. If you do follow the recipe though, then it does seem to turn out something like what you get in the restaurant...
You might not find all your favourites here as I think their menu varies from city to city. I would though be willing to get another of their cookbooks to find my favourites based on my experiences of this version.
It is difficult though to find recipes with only a few ingredients. If you want simple cooking then this isn't it.
I like my oriental food and cook now and again, and there's a few recipes here that I try. The recipes seem to be relatively authentic (I do have some experience) but seem over complicated at times. If you do follow the recipe though, then it does seem to turn out something like what you get in the restaurant...
You might not find all your favourites here as I think their menu varies from city to city. I would though be willing to get another of their cookbooks to find my favourites based on my experiences of this version.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book changed my life!! OK, slight exaggeration but it did wonders for my cooking confidence, which means i cook a lot more now, and that can't be a bad thing. First of all the recipes are very varied & delicious. Also importantly (for me at least..!), all the 'work' is in the prep, which of course you can take all the time you like over (though it needn't take long). The actual cooking tends to be pretty quick and easy stir frying, so no panicking during cooking. The ingredients needed are pretty easy to come by (fresh vegetables; chillies, lemongrass; soy & fish sauce; soba noodles; dashi etc.). The final reason i love these recipes is that you feel really good for having had such a healthy meal, without it tasting 'too healthy'..!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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my husband and I both enjoy going to Wagamama when we go to the city where our nearest one is.
there are a lot more recipes in this book than appear on the current menu, right down to the dipping sauces to go with the side dishes and the fruit juices.
the only area I found slightly lacking was the desert section. I would have liked to see some of the more unusual deserts I've seen on the , but always been far too stuffed to try after my meal.
there is a lot of preparation involved in these recipes, and quite a lot of ingredients. however most supermarkets are now getting more and more multicultural in their produce, so they're only getting easier and easier to find. and most larger towns have some specialist shops for asian food. they smell wonderful when you go past, and are usually great value for things like spices too, so be brave and go in.
and some of the recipes don't take as much prep. especially with the side dishes.
all the recipes I've tried from this book have really accurate results. when I made the Chilli Chicken Men, which is what my husband always orders, the resulting meal was a near carbon copy of what turns up when we eat there. had the chillies we used been just a little hotter, it would have been identical.
another great thing about this book is that if you or someone in your family is a bit unadventurous (my man will pretty much only eat chicken dishes) then you can make other recipes with the preferred ingredient, and try things that you wouldn't get to in the restaraunt.
overall, I really recommend this book. yes, some of the recipes take a lot of making, but I enjoy cooking, so I don't mind that. just maybe not so everyday because of the prep work involved.... Read more ›
there are a lot more recipes in this book than appear on the current menu, right down to the dipping sauces to go with the side dishes and the fruit juices.
the only area I found slightly lacking was the desert section. I would have liked to see some of the more unusual deserts I've seen on the , but always been far too stuffed to try after my meal.
there is a lot of preparation involved in these recipes, and quite a lot of ingredients. however most supermarkets are now getting more and more multicultural in their produce, so they're only getting easier and easier to find. and most larger towns have some specialist shops for asian food. they smell wonderful when you go past, and are usually great value for things like spices too, so be brave and go in.
and some of the recipes don't take as much prep. especially with the side dishes.
all the recipes I've tried from this book have really accurate results. when I made the Chilli Chicken Men, which is what my husband always orders, the resulting meal was a near carbon copy of what turns up when we eat there. had the chillies we used been just a little hotter, it would have been identical.
another great thing about this book is that if you or someone in your family is a bit unadventurous (my man will pretty much only eat chicken dishes) then you can make other recipes with the preferred ingredient, and try things that you wouldn't get to in the restaraunt.
overall, I really recommend this book. yes, some of the recipes take a lot of making, but I enjoy cooking, so I don't mind that. just maybe not so everyday because of the prep work involved.... Read more ›
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Good recipes
The recipes are very tasty and the cooking instructions are clear and easy to understand. It is however not that easy to get your hands on all of the ingredients. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Ms. A. Lyons
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Wagamama food at home.
I love these books. Some on the recipes have quite a lot of ingredients but thats what the food is about I suppose. Good selection of recipes.
Published 20 days ago by mariah
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Wagamamma cookbook
Enjoyed my first meal at Wagamama that I decided to buy the book to enable to good the meals at home recipes are easy to follow and create excellent meals happy with delivery... Read more
Published 1 month ago by silver fox
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like beinh there
just like having wagamama moving in to your own kitchen :)
and the dvd that comes along is super good, and inspiering
and the dvd that comes along is super good, and inspiering
Published 1 month ago by Skog Ulrika
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Really good recipes
We loved several of the recipes in this book although some of the ingredients are not so easy to find. Looking forward to trying out more.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs E Reid
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wagamama cookbook
bought this book in a shop and all i can say it is amazing, all those moaning people complaining it needs so many ingredients and requires too much time are def not people who cook... Read more
Published 3 months ago by eve
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Lots of dishes to choose from
This is for all wagamama food fans! Some dishes take time and patience, but the end result is as good as eating restaurant style. I like it and think you will too.
Published 3 months ago by 3rdTwin
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Fantastic
Really nice and easy to understand and action the recipes. Makes for a cracking experience which obviously doesn't compare to the restaurant but makes an amazing alternative!
Published 4 months ago by Nick
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Addicted to Wagamama cooking!
I was dubious when I bought this book due to the conflicting opinions but I have not been disappointed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lennylou
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Great tastes
Just tricky to purchase the ingredients that make up the sauces. But If you live right by an oriental supermarket then this is like having a wagamamas in your house!
Published 5 months ago by Louise
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