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By ALBERT STUMM When Sonoko Sakai’s mother snuck a little miso into her lasagna, she wasn’t thinking of the kind of Japanese ...

Wafu literally means “Japanese in style ... She sneaks sake, soy sauce and ginger into her Italian Wedding Soup, a dish she learned from relatives on her grandmother’s side, who are ...

It means “secret flavor” but Japanese cooks think of them more like secret agents, Sakai said. “I call them little ninjas.” She sneaks sake, soy sauce and ginger into her Italian wedding soup, a dish ...

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This image released by Knopf shows a recipe for Japanese Italian wedding soup, from the cookbook "Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style" by Sonoko Sakai. Credit: AP/Rick Poon Sonoko ...

This cover image released by Knopf shows "Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style," a cookbook by Sonoko Sakai. (Knopf via AP) ...