Find it in the morning drama of autumn 2025! Lafcadio Hearn, aka “Koizumi Yakumo’s Recipe Book,” now on sale CE Media House Press Release: September 3, 2025 Keep an eye on this morning drama in the fall of 2025! Lafcadio Hearn, also known as “Koizumi Yakumo’s Recipe Book,” is now on sale. Released Friday, August 29, 2025. CE Media House, Inc. Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn), known in Japan as the author of ghost stories such as “Rokurokubi” and “Mimi-nashi Hoichi,” also had an extraordinary interest in food. CE Media House Co., Ltd. released “Lafcadio Hearn’s Recipe Book”
(https://www.amazon.co.jp/ /dp/4484221381
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11369/955/11369-955-1f7655a5111db59162caa67b4a245eb4-1500×2202.jpg A cookbook, yet also a work of literature: Yakumo’s only cookbook This book introduces 400 exotic recipes that Yakumo learned from housewives in New Orleans 150 years ago, when he spent his twenties and thirties before coming to Japan. This book compiles a variety of recipes for unique “Creole cuisine,” a blend of American, French, and Western cultures, including “a delicious omelet” and “crayfish soup,” compiled with Yakumo’s insatiable curiosity, appetite, and ethnologist’s spirit. This book introduces a variety of home-cooked meals that are “both economical and simple” and make good use of leftovers, written in a humorous and eloquent style. It also includes many of the author’s own illustrations! Example: [Crayfish Soup for Blood Cleansing] Chop two pounds of lean veal into small pieces. Add 36 crayfish and a handful of green chervil, and mash thoroughly until the crayfish are pulverized. Put this into a stewpot and pour in three pints of well water. Add a little salt and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let it sit for about 30 minutes, then bring to a simmer again and strain after an hour. For maximum benefit, do not eat anything else but this soup.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11369/955/11369-955-4af64bc3c6e1c1a8f780f9ec96273611-711×840.jpg Illustration: Maid More than a recipe book, this is a cookbook to read, where the cultural background can be seen through the dishes. *From the “Translator’s Afterword for the New Edition” This book was written by Lafcadio Hearn to introduce the food culture of New Orleans and Creole cuisine. In other words, rather than a recipe book, it is a cookbook to read, a book to enjoy. As a translator, I respected the texture and documentary value of Hearn’s oral history and tried to translate as faithfully as possible to the original. (Omitted) If you read this and think, “Now, let’s make this!”, you’ll be at a loss.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11369/955/11369-955-aed5a486c47036dc47a04bc50ca3ccb7-1043×710.jpg 【Content Introduction】 ・The only cookbook left by Yakumo――――Hiromi Kawashima – Lafcadio Hearn, “Creole Cooking” – Bread and Yeast – Rusks, Donuts, and Waffles ・Cakes and sweets ・Desserts ・Puddings, pies, and mincemeat ・Preserves, syrups, and jellies ・Fruit brandy, fruit wines, and liqueurs ・Dietary-friendly dishes for sick people and those recovering from illness ・Coffee, tea, chocolate, etc. ・Candy and cream drops ・Best of Selection ・Cooking Tips ・Household Tips ・Translator’s Afterword ・Translator’s Afterword for the New Edition This book is a new edition of “Lafcadio Hearn’s Creole Cookbook,” originally published in 1998. [Profile] Author: Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn) Born in Greece in 1850. Arrived in Japan in 1890, he naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1896 and took the name Koizumi Yakumo. He died in 1904. He wrote over a dozen books related to Japan, including “Unknown Faces of Japan” and “Ghost Stories,” and his works continue to captivate many people today. Supervisor: Hiromi Kawashima (Hiromi Kawashima) Completed master’s program (comparative
literature/culture) at the University of Tokyo. Former professor at Toyo Gakuen University. His books include “The Lafcadio Hearn Dictionary” (co-authored, Kobunsha) and “Lafcadio Hearn in the World” (co-authored, Kawade Shobo Shinsha). Translator: Suzuki Akane Completed a Master’s degree at Cambridge University. After working at a publishing company, she is now a freelance writer and translator. She conducts a wide range of interviews and reports on topics such as the relationship between current affairs and culture. [Bibliographic information]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11369/955/11369-955-11a014e8587c77dfd2d01f419ecdf51c-1500×2202.jpg Title: Lafcadio Hearn’s Recipe Book Text by Lafcadio Hearn Translated by Akane Suzuki Supervised by Hiromi Kawashima Price: ¥1,980 (tax included) Release date: August 20, 2025 Size, number of pages: 46-size, 264 pages Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/ /dp/4484221381 Rakuten Books: https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18326628/ [Contact for media inquiries regarding this matter] ◆CE Media House Public Relations Office◆ C-Publishing Services Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department pr★c-pub.co.jp (Please convert ★ to @ before sending)
