On Japanese dining tables, you can find dishes from many cultures, such as Western, Chinese, Thai, and Indian, not to mention, Japanese. We now have come to realize old fashioned Japanese meals are surprisingly healthy and were created to make the changing seasons by using food that are ripe and abundent at the various times of year. Toshiro Kandagawa, the author introduces a variety of dishes, from the traditional recipes to the westernized ones. All recipes are illustrated and the recipes are easy to follow.