Vegetarian Sushi (Essential Kitchen Series) [Hardcover]

Brigid Treloar (Author)

Book Description

Series: Essential Kitchen Series | Publication Date: November 1, 2001

When most people think of sushi, they think of raw fish, but you can also make flavorful and visually exciting sushi with just vegetables. Vegetarian Sushi teaches you everything you need to know to make this delicious Japanese dish in your own kitchen. The book covers a wide variety of sushi--sushi rolls, or maki, molded sushi, noodle sushi, omlette sushi, sushi in a bowl--as well as soups, sauces, and pickles to accompany the sushi.

Inside, youÆll find information on equipment and ingredients, tips on how to prepare the rice, and, of course, plenty of delicious recipes, including cucumber and sesame sushi rolls, seasoned tofu rolls, and grilled shiitake sushi.

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About the Author

Brigid Treloar has been working as a writer, food stylist, consultant, and cooking instructor for 20 years and has appeared on many television and radio programs. Treloar also advises many leading food companies on product and recipe development, food styling, and photography and provides recipes, cooking information, and tips for web sites.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Periplus Editions; Hardcover with Jacket edition (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0794650023
• ISBN-13: 978-0794650025
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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74 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas but NOT 100% VEGETARIAN, February 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Vegetarian Sushi (Essential Kitchen Series) (Hardcover)

This is an OK book for gathering ideas for vegetarian sushi, but appears to be written by somebody that has no clue what a vegetarian is. There are recipes that are vegan, and others that are ovo-vegetarian, but Brigid seems to be clueless as to what a vegetarian is, as her dashi recipes all call for fish flakes. Also, she lists seafood possibilities for various sushi types.

It's not a bad read, and there is good information, but it's yet another book written by a non-vegetarian without bothering to ensure that the recipes are at least lacto-ovo.

It's a disappointment that in a book called vegetarian sushi, there are so many refs to seafood and recipes that call for meat products. Especially considering that the typical American mis-conception of sushi is fish, and this book claims to provicde vegetarian recipes.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not totally vegetarian, November 9, 2006

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Jeffrey E. Platt "jax mandlay" (cleveland ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vegetarian Sushi (Essential Kitchen Series) (Hardcover)

i was looking for a strict vegetarian sushi book and this book often uses bonito which is a fish product...

76 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Vegetarian Sushi?, June 29, 2005

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V. Allen "Artist" (Boise, Id) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vegetarian Sushi (Essential Kitchen Series) (Hardcover)

This book has everything it needs to pass as great to the majority of the population; glossy photos, cute names, and it's about sushi.
Very trendy.
As a Vegan, I was not as impressed. The stock recipes include bonito (dried fish), and offered no substitutions for it. Several of the recipes called for the stock, or water. Water doesn't add any flavor to food, obviously. So it's either fish, or a substandard dish. The author also includes seafood suggestions on nearly every page. The last time I checked, fish are living creatures. Fish are not vegetables.
I expected a few mentions of egg or dairy, it is a supposedly Vegetarian book. But I can't say I expected flesh to be involved in the cooking process.
Before becoming Vegan, I had never eaten sushi due to my allergy to seafood. So if you have a similar allergy and are looking to enjoy Sushi, I would recommend searching elsewhere.