Customer Reviews

Sushi at Home

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1 star:		(2)

 

 

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.

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.

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

Hopefully you've take a sushi making class before trying to make sushi at home. This book has some good basics such as how to make seasoned sushi rice, explaining condiments & garnishes to use and simple recipes, some equipment & utensil suggestions, glossary of terms. There were some creative ideas for both vegetarian & meat eaters like "molded ham sushi" & "Sushi wrapped with pickled vegetable leaf." Additional soup & salad recipes to eat with your sushi were helpful. Although not the best sushi cookbook I've seen it's worth buying a used copy & adding to your cookbook collection.

This wonderfully illustrated book contains many appetizing pictures which help to understand how the food should look when you're done preparing it. The step-by-step directions are easy to follow and understand. Many of the recipes are simple yet elegant, and all that I've tried have been delicious.

Granted, I am not the world's greatest cook, but I think anyone who is exploring such abstract cooking methods as making Sushi must be fairly comfortable in the kitchen. This book confused me to the point of frustration. It is put together in an incredibly complicated (unnecesarily so in my opinion) manner. If you are a begginer look elsewhere. p.s. I think the author's relatives wrote these other reviews!!

This book is full of great tips and techniques for sushi making. Just leafing through the book will make you hungry - the photography is excellent.

If you are interested in making sushi in your kitchen, I would recommend this book highly.