- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: New Holland (Jun 30 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1859744362
- ISBN-13: 978-1859744369
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 21.1 x 0.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#259,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13 in Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Vietnamese
- #75 in Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Meat, Poultry & Seafood > Seafood
- #84 in Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Japanese
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Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
Preparing sushi is intimidating to most Americans, not least because it requires meticulous attention to presentation, as well as an intricate and subtle understanding of textures and tastes. In Sushi Made Easy, Michele Gomes and Noel Cottrell demystify one of the urbanite's favorite foods, outlining the necessary utensils, equipment (yes, readers should get one of those cool bamboo rolling mats) and main ingredients, and explaining how to cook the sticky rice exactly right and how to buy and cut the fish. They guide the reader through the process of preparing nigiri-sushi (fish served over balls of rice), then explain how to make sushi rolls, inside-out rolls (rice outside the seaweed), hand rolls, California hand rolls, rolled sweet omelets and clear soups, concluding with the all-important setting of the table. Fittingly, the book is a beautiful aesthetic experience; sensuous, tactile color photographs appear on almost every page.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Preparing sushi is more than mere cooking--it's an art, a creative act of beautifully presenting colors, textures, subtle tastes, and unmatched sensations. Every page here shares that refined philosophy, so it not only shows you how to make a feast for your friends, it is a feast for the eyes. Even the small line drawings accompanying the luscious photography--which show in detail how to create each perfect piece of sushi--seem infused with the elegant feel of Japanese culture. Immerse yourself in the lifestyle as you learn how to wrap, make, and arrange delicacies such as nigiri-sushi out of fish (yellowtail, salmon, tuna, surf clam, flounder, or prawn) and vinegared rice; thick futomaki, hosomaki (omelette), and fish and vegetable rolls; a battleship wrap stuffed with roe; inside-out rolls; a California hand roll with ripe avocado and crab; and soups. With advice on setting an eye-catching table to complete the wonderful atmosphere.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Insert sigh of relief here.,
By "michelf" (Orange, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sushi Made Easy (Paperback)
I love sushi, and I love this book. It answered all but one of the questions I've ever had about sushi, quickly, concisely, and elegantly.The one thing I would have liked it to contain would be a recipe and cooking instructions for Eel. (Unagi) (Though there are instructions for the preparation of Prawn (Ebi) for sushi.) Most importantly the authors tell you what to look for when buying your fish and how to cut it. Everything else you need to know is here; How to prepare the rice, how to make regular and inside out rolls, how to form nigiri sushi, how to make the rice and seaweed "battle ship" for roe sushi, directions for making Tamago (a rolled sweet omelette that can either be used as a filling/topping or as a replacement for rice in some styles of nigiri sushi). There's a section on soups, and making your own ginger. And while I've been eating and attempting to make sushi for quite some time now, I found the Author's suggestions on how to serve and eat sushi interesting and informative. If you get the book and kit (And why not, at the time I'm writing this, Amazon is offering the kit at the same price as the book alone.) you'll also get some basic sushi paraphernalia. 2 Bamboo mats for rolling your Maki Which is a nice addition, because just about every other tool you would need to make sushi is probably already in your kitchen. The tools provided might be difficult to get if you don't live in an area where there isn't an asian market, or a market with a good sized asian section near you. Of course, once you get the book that's not much of a problem since the back of the book lists contact information for markets and mail order vendors. (Several web sites and physical locations through out the US.)
4.0 out of 5 stars
pretty good, pretty basic,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sushi Made Easy Book & Kit (Paperback)
If you were looking for a book with specific recipes, this is not the book. Everything in this book is presented very flexibly, with only a mere suggestion list after the basic preparation of things. There are pros and its cons to this because you know the basics and you can be really creative and you know where you can be really creative. The bad thing is, you would like to have more specific recipes for things that you find in the restaurant such as California Roll and Crunchy Roll, which, granted, are western modifications, but still. The other complaint is that when they talk about making miso soup all the pictures show wakame seaweed in the soup, but no where in that section (or anywhere in the book for that matter) does it say that wakame can also be put in the miso soup. I had to do some real creative investigation just to find out what that green stuff was. PS. I bought this book because it was cheaper than any other sushi cookbook I found at the store AND it comes with the KIT part.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad book,
By "zabbie" (Saratoga Springs, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sushi Made Easy Book & Kit (Paperback)
...My main reason for purchasing this book are the accessories that come with it. When I initially read through it I found it to be somewhat disorganized. But for the price you pay, and all that comes with the package, it's a good deal.
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