Kamogawa Restaurant. Notes from the Kitchen

What happens when a former police officer opens his own restaurant? The most appetizing detective story! People come to the restaurant «Kamogawa» to, first of all, eat deliciously, and secondly, to find a long-forgotten recipe from the past. Its owner,... Nagare Kamogawa, and his daughter Koichi use their guests' memories to unravel complex cases and recreate the needed dish. The most important thing here is the details, and they collect them piece by piece, like a puzzle. What ingredient should be added to the rice to make it pink? Why is a beef steak not as simple a dish as it seems? And how to create magic with tuna flakes? This book contains atmospheric stories about the restaurant's visitors and the search for that very recipe. Each story has a bit about the lives of Japanese people and an incredibly interesting amount about unique Japanese cuisine dishes. Finger-licking good!