Hugh Amano

I picked this up on a whim, having read something about it somewhere. It is, in fact, a graphic cookbook that gives a detailed overview of how to cook ramen, introducing the ingredients and illustrating (literally) the cooking techniques. The thing is, I was sort of more interested in how the information would be presented, rather than the information itself -- I don't eat pork, which is the base for the majority of ramen preparations, and I'm not really interested in super complicated cooking, which ramen-making certainly is. So, for those reasons, I couldn't give full stars to this book. Though, that isn't meant to take away from the presentation of the information, which is in fact excellent, and if I WERE interested in cooking ramen, I would consider it an invaluable resource. I do love ramen, but it is one of those foods which I am content to eat in restaurants, when I can get ones that are made from things other than pork -- a position which this book has only served to reinforce.… (mais)