From Ghibli movies toFood Wars, anime is full of mouth-watering foods we have never been able to try. Until now, that is. Nadine Estero, known on Instagram under the handle@issagrill, is known for making anime-inspired dishes on Instagram, with videos where she makes orshows off the food itself. She has recently launched a pre-orderThe Anime Chef Cookbookwith 75 anime-inspired recipes, so you too can cook foods from or inspired by your favorite anime.
Nadine Estero makes food inspired by her favorite anime and Japanese media characters. Recently, she’s made cupcakes featuring art of Anya fromSpy X Family, Komi fromKomi Can’t Communicate, and has made a plethora ofGenshin Impact-inspiredfoods. She has over 46,000 followers on Instagram, and over 100,000 followers on Youtube
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Some of the recipes are legitimate foods fromfan-favorite food-themed anime.Food Wars’ssouffle omelet from the first season’s 92nd Tōtsuki Generation’s Tōtsuki Friendship and Rapport Training Camp is confirmed to be in the cookbook, along with the infamous Peanut Butter Squid from the first episode of the same season. Other recipes from food-related anime include Panda Shaved Ice Parfait fromPolar Bear Café, the Frozen Mango Cocktail fromLove Is Like A Cocktail, and more, just to name a few.
Some foods are more inspired by anime themselves. There is a ‘recipe’ called Bento Inspiration, with ideas for your own custom bento box with inspiration fromGakuen Babysitters. Along with that, there is a cake recipe inspired by the Alice in Wonderland episode ofOuran Highschool Host Club,a Mystery Sizzling Steak inspired byTokyo Ghoul, and even instructions forMy Neighbor Totorolatte art.
Even a few recipes are inspired by popular memes within online anime circles. One of which is for After-School Nikuman fromHaikyuu!!,Sasha’s Stolen Bread and Potato Soup in remembrance of theonce-popular potato girl memefromAttack on Titan, and even a Cold Soba recipe inspired by the Todoroki meme fromMy Hero Academia.
If you preorder the cookbook, you get an exclusive bookmark, an exclusive bookplate, and a signed copy of the cookbook. Each recipe includes detailed instructions, with cooking tips, detailed information about the anime and episode the recipe is inspired by, and full-page colored illustrations to accompany the recipe. There is also information on the recipe with estimated prep time and cooking time as well.
