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Three Bowl Cookbook: Secrets of Enlightened Cooking from a Zen Kitchen | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Scott, Tom Pappas
Publisher: Carroll & Brown Publishers Limited
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Format: Import
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 8 x 0.8
ISBN: 1903258030
EAN: 9781903258033
Publication Date: June 15, 2000
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Betrayal of zen is impossible April 19, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been to the monastery where these recipes were created, and believe me, the food is excellent! Can't wait to try them at home. Regarding the earlier review about the betrayal of zen, the "reader" should know that American zen and Japanese zen are a little different. Japanese zen teachers (which are a dying breed) are more stern and austere than their American counterparts (many of whom were trained by the Japanese in the first place!) So to say this book is a betrayal reveals how little the reader understands about contemporary zen--and also that the reader may have been having an extraoridinarily bad day when he or she wrote the review. Hope you're feeling better 2 years later.
 Three Bowl September 6, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have really enjoyed this cookbook. It does make use of some dairy products, but I just omit or substitute for them. I don't know if this cookbook will help anyone reach enlightenment but it is good food. All the meals complement each other well.
Eat and Enjoy!
Am so happy I bought this book........ July 8, 2003
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is such a wonderfully useful book and the chapter or section on the philosophy of food in Zen was worth the price of the book. I also appreciated that food choices are seasonal as are the recipes. I also like the section on the role of the cook, which in this fast food society should be obligated reading.There is also an excellent section on the well stocked Zen kitchen as well as methods and ingredients explanations for those who are unfamiliar with certain terms. The book is alas non meat which is fine, and I personally love finding new fruits, vegetables and grain ideas to add to my constantly evolving kitchen tastes. There is also a wonderful history of sorts about Zen and food. The illustrations and photographs are crisp and clean, and the text is easy to read and the directions easy to follow. If you are a serious cook who loves ethnic variety I seriously recommend this book for your collection and use.
 Betrayal of Zen March 15, 2003
18 out of 65 found this review helpful
This book is enlightening; enlightening about Zen Capitalism. You know... the kind of profiteering off of new age spirituality that goes on nowadays...selling the deceptive appearance of simplicity, purification, and discipline, and mystifying the dharma.In the olden days, Zen Monks ate rice with some wheat, pickles and miso soup. Now, in American "Zen", they drink trendy chai, and eat things whose names have the words "rasam", "feta" and "braised" in them. I imagine the cooks from this monestary going on to start a very trendy and successful restaurant in LA or New York based on this cooking, like Greens restaurant in San Francisco. This book encourages a kind of cooking that plays to luxurious tastes. Attachment to this sort of food, like attachment to anything else, will not help anyone become enlightened.
Good apart from the use of dairy products September 4, 2002
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is the first cookbook I bought although I didn't think the inclusion of dairy products is appropriate. Leaving this aside I think I will get a lot of use from this book.
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