{"product_id":"japan-eats-an-explorers-guide-to-japanese-food","title":"Japan Eats!: An Explorer's Guide to Japanese Food","description":"For first-time visitors and seasoned gourmets alike, Japan Eats! is an entertaining guide to the pleasures and pitfalls of dining in Japan—with hilarious insights and tips not found in other books. Whether it's the proper technique for holding chopsticks or the etiquette of slurping soup, author Betty Reynolds reassures the bewildered and includes mini-lessons on how to read the curtains at the entrance, the menus on the wall, and even the signs on the bathroom doors!\n\nWhat are uni sea urchins and how do you eat them? What are \"dancing shrimp\"? What is the difference between tonkatsu and takoyaki? Do you pick them up with your fingers? Which sauce to use? And just what is in that sauce? From world-famous sushi to fatally attractive fugu, it's all explained clearly and humorously in this sketchbook filled with charming full-color illustrations and insightful texts.\n\nSo don't be intimidated—dive in! You are bound to have endless food adventures in Japan. This book shows you how.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 4805315326\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.4805315326.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Reynolds, Betty\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43743869861949,"sku":"BVV.4805315326.G","price":6.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/4805315326-0.jpg?v=1790803796","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/japan-eats-an-explorers-guide-to-japanese-food","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}