Essential Japanese pantry dishes from Emiko Davies, author of Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking.

The Japanese Pantry is a follow up to Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking, Emiko's tribute to her mother's family and her soul food - Japanese home cooking.

In The Japanese Pantry, Emiko explores the pantry items essential to Japanese home cooking. Simple, easy-to-find ingredients that can be combined with fresh produce and a few other basics like tofu, rice and noodles to create delicious and authentic Japanese food no matter where you are.

Each chapter explores one of these essential ingredients - soy sauce, miso, rice vinegar, seaweed, sake, sesame and tea - including information about the history and production of these in Japan, as well as Emiko's thoughtful and approachable recipes.