Nancy Singleton Hachisu is a native Californian who has lived with her Japanese farmer husband in Saitama prefecture since 1988. She is the author of four books, including Japan: The Cookbook, and has written for The Art of Eating, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Food, and BBC Travel. Hachisu also participated in the Salt episode of the Netflix series Salt Fat Acid Heat.