Download or read book The Samurai Gourmet written by Kanna Himiya and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three parts cookbook and one part history book, "The Samurai Gourmet" is a collection of healthy, healing, and energizing recipes that have been orally handed down across generations of Japanese samurai families. The author, Kanna Himiya, is a descendant of the chef of the Maeda clan--one of the most powerful samurai families in Japan--which ruled the Koga Domain, and through these dishes, she shares the samurai banquet tradition, as well as the samurai's secret for strength, health, and beauty.