Chef Kenji Hinokawa slicing A5 wagyu at an omakase counter Kenji Hinokawa · AI-generated character

The chef

Kenji Hinokawa

This book is not about rules. It is about attention.

Japanese kitchens taught the world that a meal can be simple and still precise: rice washed until the water runs clear, fish salted twenty minutes before the grill, miso added only when the pot stops boiling. Small habits. Big difference.

Some of these forty recipes are Japanese classics. Others travel far from Japan, but they are cooked the same way: clean flavours, honest portions, careful seasoning.

— Kenji@chef.hinokawa

An honest note

Kenji is a fictional chef character, and the images and videos of him were created with the help of AI. The recipes, the grams and the nutrition maths are real: calculated per serving from official food composition tables.

Sear it hot. Slice it cold.
Kenji · A5 Wagyu Tataki, page 46

Numbers you can trust

No miracles. No superfoods. Just good food, understood.

Food writing is full of big promises. This book makes small, checkable ones. Here is exactly where every number comes from.

Official food tables

Every value is calculated per serving from the USDA National Nutrient Database (SR28), USDA FoodData Central and the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (8th edition).

Rounded honestly

Energy is rounded to the nearest 10 kcal, everything else to the nearest gram. Serving suggestions are not counted.

EU reference intakes

Percentages show how much of an average adult’s daily reference intake one serving gives you, as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.

Authorised wording only

Health statements describe the role of nutrients as authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Nothing more.

“Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal function of the nervous system.”

What you will find

  • Real numbers for one serving of every dish
  • Plain-language explanations of what nutrients do
  • Honest notes on raw fish, raw egg and rich portions
  • Safe cooking temperatures and kitchen conversions

What you won’t find

  • “Detox”, “fat-burning” or “superfood” promises
  • Diet rules, meal plans or calorie shaming
  • Medical advice dressed up as a recipe
  • Portions made smaller to make the numbers look better

Volume I

Cook slowly. Taste often.

Forty recipes, twenty countries and one way of cooking, ready on your phone in a minute.

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