The Complete Book of Sushi [Hardcover]

Hideo Dekura (Author), Brigid Treloar (Author), Ryuichi Yoshii (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2004

The Complete Book of Sushi is the definitive collection of traditional, contemporary and innovative recipes for lovers of this Japanese cuisine. Fresh and delicious, sushi is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, as it's low in fat and high in essential vitamins and minerals. Aesthetically pleasing, sushi is also surprisingly simple to make. This practical book will show you how to create beautiful and elegant sushi dishes with ease.

Featuring a wide variety of recipes for:
Planning and preparing a sushi meal
Sushi rolls
Nigiri-sushi
Molded sushi
Hand-Rolled sushi
Vegetarian sushi
Chirashi-sushi
Wrapped sushi
Sushi rice in fried tofu bags
Sushi in a bowl
New sushi
Drinks, sauces and side dishes

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Just what we've been waiting for: a big, beautiful and practical cookbook."—Statesman Journal

"Sushi has become almost as commonplace as fast food. Little kids are eating it, teenagers love it and so do most adults"—Las Vegas Sun

About the Author

Hideo Dekura heads a successful catering and cooking consulting company, and lectures at a culinary school.

Brigid Treloar advises many companies on product and recipe development, food styling, and photography.

Ryuichi Yoshii recently opened a restaurant in Sydney, and is well known and respected for his creative sushi and adventurous cooking style.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Periplus Editions; Hardcover with Jacket edition (September 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0794603165
• ISBN-13: 978-0794603168
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Meat, Poultry & Seafood > Seafood
  • #9 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Japanese

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sushi Book I Own, April 5, 2005

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ak40sushi - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Book of Sushi (Hardcover)

I own about 13 different sushi books and this is by far the very best. They break down every element of sushi creation. Great photos - very helpful. The recipes are soo very creative and unique to all the other books. It changed the way I look at presenting and preparing sushi, and has helped stretch my imagination and creativity in my own sushi dishes.

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good basics with some things you probably haven't seen, November 15, 2004

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Chris Chiquoine (Essex Jct, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Book of Sushi (Hardcover)

I own at least a dozen books on sushi and they tend to have a lot of overlap in recipes and information. I think this is one of the best and had quite a number of things which were to me new ideas. Great pictures and well organized.

55 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily The Best Book On Sushi This Side Of The Rising Sun, December 20, 2005

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Notnadia (Currently upstairs.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Book of Sushi (Hardcover)

Okay, I was going to add some faux-Japanese ambiance here by writing a haiku for my review but it's easier to get half credit by mentioning that I almost did. Moving along, this is as I said the best of several books I've read on the art of making sushi. Not only is the technique of creating sushi carefully explained, but the history of how this most lovely of culinary art forms came about is covered in copious detail. The illustrations here showcase what a master sushi chef can achieve as far as presentation, and of course no effort is spared by the authors in proclaiming the simple truth that sushi is one of the most delicious foods in existence. I have no idea why it took so long for the appreciation of sushi to infiltrate American culture but thank goodness it's finally here. Now that it is, this book can take you to the next frontier, and that is your own personal liberation from the need for another person to prepare your sushi for you. With this book, you can make your own and do it for a fraction of the cost of buying it at a restaurant. It may not look as pretty at first, but umm, it'll be tasty. Yes, it takes confidence to take up the bamboo rolling screen that initial time, but trust me, you can do it and this patient how-to book will get you through from dream to presentation. Soon you'll be serving sushi at every gathering and your friends, co-workers and relatives-by-marriage will be just plain amazed. "Why this sushi thing isn't disgusting at all!" your significant other's Great Aunt Minnie will proclaim while you blush with pride. I seriously liked this book and have bought two more copies to give out to friends this Christmas season. Anything I can do to proliferate the embracing of sushi--metaphorically speaking--by the US public I'll gladly do. I hope after reading The Complete Book Of Sushi, you feel the same. What's left to say? Well, get this book. It's good and it's the one you've been looking for. Trust me.