The Soy Milk Cookbook (delicious & Healthy Non-dairy Asian Recipes)

By (author) Wen, Wu
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Wu presents 55 delicious Asian recipes all based around this incredibly nutritious and versatile ingredient.
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**Featured in Library Journal 2025 Cookbook Preview**

Rooted in Tradition, Full of Flavor—Cooking with Soy Milk from Breakfast to Dessert!

In this beautifully illustrated book, Chinese cookbook author and teacher Wu Wen shares her great passion for soy milk—a staple of the kitchens in China where she grew up. To her, soy milk is more than just a substitute—it''s a delicious, smooth, and creamy ingredient that also happens to be environmentally friendly, protein-rich and packed with health benefits.

Wu presents 55 delicious Asian recipes all based around this incredibly nutritious and versatile ingredient. They include:

• Soy Milk Drinks like Matcha Green Tea with Soy Milk and Soy Milk Cocoa
• Soy Milk Soups like Sweet Potato & Miso Soup, Tofu Soup and Cauliflower Soup with Shrimp
• Delicious Stews like Pork, Clams & Daikon in Soy Milk and Hotpot with Gyoza Dumplings
• Noodle & Pasta Dishes like Pork & Soy Ramen and Crab Udon with Soy Milk
• Chinese-style Porridge like Soy Milk Porridge with Scallops and Black Rice Soy Milk Porridge
• Delicious Desserts like Soy Milk Almond Jelly and Soft Soy Milk Cookies

In addition to the recipes the author includes a variety of fascinating essays on the health benefits of soy milk and how to maintain an active and balanced lifestyle by applying traditional Chinese health principles.
Biographical note:
Wu Wen was born in Beijing but moved to Japan in 1990. In 1997, she began giving cooking lessons in Tokyo presenting recipes based on traditional Chinese food wisdom and healthy home cooking. She not only introduces recipes, but a wide range of information about using and buying traditional Chinese ingredients and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. She has been featured in magazines, newspapers and on television and is the author of several cookbooks published in Japan. This is her first book in English. See her on Instagram @wuwen_cookingsalon.