<p>On Christmas Day, we’re combining all the things that Cooking the Books is about – identity, belonging, food cultures and vicarious travel thorugh food with Emiko Davies in one of Gilly's favourite books of 2025, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2164/9781923239463" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Japanese Pantry.</em></a></p><br><p>As Emiko puts the pieces of her Italian living Australian-Japanese ancestry and influence together through all her books,<em> The Japanese Pantry</em> reads like she’s landing softly among the flavours of&nbsp;<em>her </em>Japan. Gilly explores that journey with her.</p><br><p>Pop over to Gilly's Substack for Extra Bites of Emiko, including an outtake of the book. You can buy her book from the <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2164/9781923239463" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CTB shop</a> at Bookshop.org which supports this ad-free listen.</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>