Product Description

If you're looking for an entirely different approach to dining--and a tempting new adventure in taste--this is the book for you. Packed with exciting, easy-to-prepare recipes, this handsome book captures the flavor, the color, and the diversity of sushi. Features lavish full-color photos and detailed illustrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #232655 in Books
• Published on: 1994-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 142 pages

About the Author

Kay Shimizu is a Japanese-American who has 35 years of Asian foods teaching and writing experience in the United States. Her cookbooks published by Shufunotomo Company, Tokyo, Japan are as follows:
Asian Cookbook for Beginners
Weight Control with Asian Foods
Gourmet Wok Cooking
Japanese Foods for Health
Cooking with Exotic Mushrooms

Customer Reviews

Not great, not half bad
The photography in the book is excellent. Lots of pictures of nicely prepared sushi. The pictures alone offer great ideas. It is divided into well defined sections that do make sense. However, the information provided in the book is not as simple and didactical as you might expect from the title. It almost seems as if the information was pieced together from different sources and nobody took the time to proofread it. It's not impossible to understand as stated before. Beginners will benefit from this book, but maybe it shouldn't be your sole source for sushi info.

Don't even think about it
If you are new to sushi making don't even think about buying this book. I was frustrated to the point of killing somebody.

Its basic recipes and techniques worked well for me
I bought this book just over six months ago, and we have been having "Sushi Saturday's" ever since. The step-by-step recipe for the seasoned rice (the foundation for sushi) is excellent. The book also has great basic recipes like seasoned shitake (teriaki)and homemade pickled ginger. The techniques for rolling, and creating nigiri were especialy helpful for getting started. Granted, my first try was not great. I still find preparing sushi to be very difficult- but through no fault of this book. However, we have now had several very successful sushi-dinners with friends. I credit this book with getting me started on all the basics.