Abstract

"Easy, yet surprisingly authentic!" 52 secret recipes from a Western cuisine professional.

Popular Western restaurants teach you how to make delicious demi-glace sauce in just 5 minutes!

Have you ever thought, "I want to make Western food, but it's difficult to do at home?" While Western cuisine often has the image of clumpy white sauce and long simmering times, Chef Omiya of Restaurant Omiya makes surprisingly delicious, yet "easy" recipes. Packed with tips only a professional can offer, such as microwaving the flour for white sauce, simply boiling the seasonings for demi-glace sauce, and using it with meat for a delicious flavor. Introducing 52 popular Western dishes everyone will love, including cream croquettes and beef stew.

Author’s Information

He is the owner and chef of Restaurant Omiya in Asakusa, Tokyo. After training in French cuisine, he became a sous chef at a hotel in New Zealand. He then traveled by car around Europe and Africa, studying cuisine and culture before returning to Japan. He opened Restaurant Omiya in 1982, and it has remained as popular as ever for over 30 years. In 2007, he opened a second restaurant in the Shin-Marunouchi Building in Marunouchi, Tokyo. His books include "Really Delicious Western Food" (Sekai Bunka Publishing).