Reddit reviews Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking
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Sounds like Andoh's Washoku would serve you well. She talks a lot about tradition and philosophy. Tsuji's classic is also known for this, though I've not read that one yet myself. My sense from reviews and comments is that Andoh sticks to simpler homestyle food more than Tsuji, who's more composed and elaborate. But Tsuji is definitely on my wishlist.
However, as in other prosperous countries, what "normal people" eat has evolved a lot over the last 75 years. "Traditional" homestyle dishes have been augmented with popular street foods like takoyaki or okonomiyaki, restaurant favorites like tempura and sushi, and international influences from America, China, and Korea. So Washoku, for example, leaves out a lot of well-known Japanese dishes. If you want a book that tries the split the difference, maybe check out Morimoto's home cooking book. It's a nice mix of tradition and more modern, popular fare. Very readable and fun too.
There are a couple of good blogs/channels to check out - especially Just One Cookbook and Cooking with Dog on YT. But they don't tend to discuss philosophy and culinary tradition very much. I think the books will serve you better there.
From “Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking” by Morimoto. Amazon carries it.
I’ve made a few things from this book so far, and all of them are wonderful.
Check out this book.
And get some practice making the dishes before you switch to japanese food 100% of the time.
Also, get a rice cooker.