Mother Tongue is written by Akiko Kurematsu, photographed by Harry Were, and shot in interior designer Katie Lockhart's home kitchen. 

The recipes have been passed down through generations of women in Akiko's lineage, each generation contributing and adapting to it, bit by bit. The food featured in Mother Tongue is simple, without too many ingredients or lengthy cooking times. Mother Tongue asks you to consider cooking using local produce, and shop from small businesses who practice sustainable food sourcing. 

Mother Tongue does not include recipes using meat.