One-Pot Japanese: 70 Simple But Flavourful Home-Style Dishes

Discover the heart of Japanese donabe cooking with simple yet delicious one-pot dishes from a renowned culinary expert.

Donabe are the Japanese earthenware pots that have been used in Japan for centuries, and continue to be loved for their efficiency and beauty.

In Simply Donabe, Naoko Takei Moore showcases how you can create Japanese one-pot dishes at home and guide you towards incorporating donabe into your daily life--donabe is not just cookware, but it’s a way of life that brings joy and nourishment to everyday cooking.

Recipes range from Sea Bream Shabu Shabu and Sweet and Sour Minced Pork Hotpot, to Egg Porridge and Miso-Simmered Ramen, as well as sides like Green Beans in Walnut Miso Cream and Quick-Pickled Napa Cabbage and sweet treats such as Sake-Kasu Pound Cake and Matcha Ice Cream.

Full of inspiration, Simply Donabe shows that donabe cooking is more than just recipes.

Naoko Takei Moore is an acclaimed expert in donabe (Japanese clay pot) and Japanese home cooking, based in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, she is the author of the popular cookbook Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking (Ten Speed Press, 2015) and the forthcoming children’s book A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food (Gloo Books, November 2024). Naoko is the owner of TOIRO, an online and brick-and-mortar shop in West Hollywood that specialises in traditional donabe, Japanese kitchen tools, and artisan tableware sourced from across Japan. Her company also serves as the official U.S. representative and distributor of Nagatani-en, an artisan donabe producer since 1832 in Iga, Japan. Naoko is celebrated for her donabe cooking classes, Japanese cooking workshops, and media appearances, where she shares her passion for Japanese food culture. Her work has been featured in major outlets including The New York Times, Goop, The Los Angeles Times, Bon Appetit, USA Today and many more. Naoko’s mission is to spread the joy of donabe cooking and the rich traditions of Japanese cuisine and healthy lifestyle to the world.