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Just One Cookbook is a Japanese recipe blog written in English and created by Namiko "Nami" Hirasawa Chen.

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Type of site
Food blog
AvailableinEnglish
Createdby
  • Namiko Hirasawa Chen
  • Shen Chen
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Just One Cookbook
Just One Cookbook logo with ukiyo-e woman holding a Japanese cookbook and cooking chopsticks
Just One Cookbook logo of ukiyo-e woman holding a Japanese cookbook and cooking chopsticks
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Home page of Just One Cookbook with images of Japanese dishes and Namiko Hirasawa Chen, the creator of the food blog
Main page of Just One Cookbook on April 24, 2026
Type of site
Food blog
Available inEnglish
Created by
  • Namiko Hirasawa Chen
  • Shen Chen
URLjustonecookbook.com
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2011; 15 years ago (2011-01-01)
Current statusActive
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Chen is a home cook who began the food blog on January 1, 2011[1] as a way to share simple Japanese recipes in English[2] with friends and to preserve her family recipes for her two children.[3]

Early life

Chen was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, and learned to cook from her mother.[4]

She chose the blog's name because she "wanted to transfer all [her] Japanese recipes to English and store it in just one cookbook, on the website."[4]

Content

Chen writes recipes for traditional and modern Japanese home cooking dishes.[5]

The website also provides information on Japanese pantry items and substitutions for hard-to-find Japanese ingredients.[6]

Reception

In 2022, Just One Cookbook had 5 million visits per month.[4]

Meghan McCarron, senior correspondent at Eater, said that "Just One Cookbook is one of the most authoritative and complete and ever-updating sources for how to do this kind of cooking."[4]

Recognition

  • Finalist, Best Food Video, 2017 SAVEUR Blog Awards[7]

References

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