Cookbooks

  • Miso Tasty (2016) (2022)

    In Miso Tasty: The Cookbook, Bonnie Chung explores the great versatility of this exciting paste, and demonstrates the depth that it can bring to everyday cooking. Her book shares 60 recipes on how to enjoy this ingredient in both Japanese and non-Japanese dishes.

    The recipes are a mix of well-loved classics and new discoveries: swirl it into a hot stock for miso soup, mix it with a drop of olive oil and a spoon of mustard for a deeply satisfying salad dressing, or baste it on to steaks for a quick but deeply flavoured barbecue marinade. The book will also include simple cooking tips on how to make the most of miso, an in-depth exploration of the many different types of miso and even how to make your own miso at home.

    Miso is full of possibilities – as diets become more focused on being wholesome and nutritious, this ancient soybean paste is fast becoming a vital ingredient in every cook’s kitchen.

    Miso Tasty cookbook was featured on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch in August 2021, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, and Monocle magazine.

    Miso Tasty won the World Gourmand Award for Japanese cuisine(2017) and was in named in The Independent’s Top 10 Cookbooks of The Year (2016) . The book has been reprinted with a new front cover in 2021.

  • Tofu Tasty (2021)

    60 vibrant, imaginative recipes to inspire and ace in your kitchen. Tofu Tasty will revolutionise the way you think about Tofu forever.

    Never tasteless, never boring and definitely not just for vegetarians, tofu is an exciting ingredient and Tofu Tasty is here to challenge you into cooking new and inspiring dishes.

    From textures you might be familiar with: crispy, soft, mashed and silken, to lesser-known varieties, including dried and fermented tofu, there are inspirational savoury and sweet dishes for every occasion. You can even learn how to make your own tofu from scratch! Drawing on influences that span across Asia, all the dishes are centred around vegetarian recipes that put tofu centre stage with extra twists for adding fish and meat included.

    As featured on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch in January 2022, Monocle Radio, Nigella Lawson’s Cookbook Corner, and Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet.

Published by Pavillion Harper Collins in UK, Australia, USA, Canada, and South Africa.

In English & Dutch language.

Photography Yuki Suguira | Styling Aya Nishimura | Illustrations Merlin Evans |

Words Bonnie Chung