- Hardcover: 111 pages
- Publisher: Periplus Editions/Berkeley Books Pte Ltd (Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 2702846823
- ISBN-13: 978-9625934600
- ASIN: 962593460X
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 23.9 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,347,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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97 of 97 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent introduction book, 15 Dec 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sushi (The essential kitchen) (Hardcover)
This is an excellent beginner book on sushi. And if you are a visual person, the photography and design of the book are first rate. I would recommend it highly as a "coffee table" book and as a place to start learning to make sushi.It starts with a useful dictionary like selection with photos that identifies many basic tools and ingredients. Then gives tips on selecting fish. Something I really appreciated was just one standard way of preparing a whole fish. Most other books duplicate fish preparation for the endless nigiri types, but are grossly incomplete for beginner. Besides, I'll suggest that the average person isn't even going to find these "exotic" fish at a local market. Many types of fish have extremely limited availability and can be expensive. Most will likely buy portions of raw fish that is (probably frozen and) preprepared from an Asian market. Fortunately though, once you get the basic tools and ingredients from an Asian market, many basic types of sushi in this book can be made from seafood or vegetables that can be found at any Grocery Store.
This book has ample photographs for each step in preparation of various "rolled" (maki) sushi including reverse rolls, and also for nigiri preparation. Another noted standout in this book are the exposure to ideas for making sushi out of vegetables, a special plus for those with limited taste for raw fish. This book describes tamago, inari, chirashi, gunkan sushi as well as ideas for garnishes and also has a few basic soup recipes.
Sushi is not difficult to make, but it does take practice to get the hang of it. If you really are into it, no book of this type is going to tell you everything. However, each will give new ideas if the "art" of sushi preparation interests you. To really learn to make a full meal that looks attractive and tasty, you will eventually want some 3" thick book on Japanese Cooking, though after you are comfortable with the basics. I can't recommend a better place to start than here.
62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
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The best-looking and most complete beginner book on sushi., 17 July 2001
By Asterion - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sushi (The essential kitchen) (Hardcover)
This is a great book for a sushi beginner, such as myself. It simply provides you with all of the essential information to begin making sushi at home. The book doesn't go into a lot of depth on each subject, rather providing the reader with a solid foundation to begin exploring the world of sushi. The book covers: Sushi ingredients, history, etiquette, terminology, decoration, some basic fish filleting, a little sashimi, some soups and most importantly the sushi! It guides you though the basic types of sushi with large, step-by-step photographic instructions on how to form it. And each type of sushi has many variations to try out. You'll be pulling off inside-out California rolls in no time! Another plus is the design. This is one good looking book. Nice, full-page photographs help to reinforce the importance of aesthetics in sushi preparation and the cover is suitable for any coffee table. Pair it up with a sister book such as 'Sashimi' - by Hideo Dekura, or any of the other 'Essential Kitchen Series' books (same beautiful design) and you'll have a very attractive cookbook selection. Search for 'Essential Kitchen Series' to see what I mean. I was impressed, anyway. Great book, get it now!
32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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For sushi at home start here!, 26 Mar 2000
By Ryan J Cross - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sushi (The essential kitchen) (Hardcover)
This book is the start of something beautiful if you love sushi. Tried it at the restaurant but would love to save money and have fun by making your own? This book gives you the start you need. It covers all the basics; ingredients and their selection, techniques and style points of this artistic food. If you are in a city with a japanese market or have online access to the ingredients then this book will show you how to tastefully employ them!
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