Sam Okamoto's Incredible Vegetables

Sam Okamoto, one of Vancouver's premier chefsand restaurateurs, has developed a unique approach to food-one that combineshis vast knowledge of the health-giving aspects of food with traditionalJapanese cooking techniques, Western-style cuisine, and a vegan vegetarianmenu. In Sam Okamoto's Incredible Vegetables , readers get anencyclopedia of nature's gifts for the body and how they should best beprepared for their full curative and health value.Originally trained as a French chef, Sam returned to his Asian roots severalyears ago, searching for an alternative to the typical North American diet:high in saturated fat, refined, and with an excessive amount of animal protein.His research into fats and oils, additives, preservatives, and sugarirrevocably altered his direction in cooking.[read more]