Clay pots, rice kettles, wire grills, and oni-oroshi graters… With the right tools by your side, cooking changes, and time in the kitchen becomes a pleasure.

In this book, the author — a devoted admirer of traditional Japanese kitchen tools — introduces 16 beloved utensils that make cooking more enjoyable and delicious. Through heartfelt essays and recipes that highlight the unique qualities of each tool, readers are invited to rediscover the beauty and usefulness of these everyday objects.
Includes English translations.

Shibani Miyamoto
Creative vegetable cook. Born in Tokyo. After beginning the practice of yoga in her early twenties, she became a vegetarian and began researching vegetable-based cooking while traveling around the world.

For the past 30 years she has lived in the mountains of Nagano. Her work centres on exploring the connection between traditional Japanese kitchen tools and cooking.

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台所にこの道具

土鍋、羽釜、丸網、鬼おろし……。自分にとっての頼もしい道具があれば、料理が変わり、台所仕事が愉しくなる。日本の台所道具を愛する著者が選んだ、料理を愉しく・おいしくする16の道具。愛情あふれるエッセイと特性を活かしたレシピを紹介します。英訳付き。