Vegan Japan: 70 Comforting Plant-Based Recipes

Vegan options at restaurants in her part-time home of Tokyo were few and far between for Boucachard, so she became a self-taught vegan chef and began creating versions on her own. In 2020, Boucachard opened the vegan Japanese restaurant Mori Café in Paris to prove that vegan food is delicious and can be considered gourmet. Her first cookbook is the next step in her journey. Providing recipes accompanied by cozy photos for sauces, side dishes, mains, and desserts, this is a guide for home cooks who want to try their hand at Japanese cuisine. The book offers plant-based versions of mouthwatering recipes for traditional Japanese plates such as curry rice, nabe, and hanbāgu, and for Japanese street food offerings from yaki tomorokoshi to kabocha korokke. With descriptive introductions to each recipe, Boucachard offers easy explanations for what she used to create the taste profile of these classic dishes. Particularly handy for those who are not familiar with Japanese markets are the mentions of ingredients to search for, what keeps them vegan, and potential packaging.