Sushi For Dummies by Judi Strada, Mineko Takane Moreno Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Sushi For Dummies
Book Review: Sushi demystified
Summary: 5 Stars
This book actually gives you enough information to go to a sushi bar and NOT be a barbarian. It's easy to read and understand, and well organized. If you want to go the extra mile and prepare your own sushi, the directions are clear and easy to follow, with tons of side information (like how to know if the fish is REALLY fresh) and fun ideas. I found the part on correctly making the vinegared rice especially helpful, and the diagrams on how to cut things are great! There is also a section on manners which I found fascinating. This book is interesting as well as useful!Book Review: Sushi for Dummies
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent book! it really covers everything and more that you need to know about making sushi! Easy and fun to read. It covers everything, from how to pronounce some needed words, what materials you need, where to buy them (not very useful unless you live in the USA), how to prepare rice, to exotic recipes. It is just great!Book Review: Sushi for Dummies
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent detailed book. Best part was the details on making the best rice you can as that is the main ingrediant.Book Review: Sushi... YUM
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first "for Dummies" purchase and I am in love with this particular book - it's well written, and layed out for ease of re-referencing previous chapters.
The chapter on the rice is utterly amazing. The homemade vinegar recipe is very TASTY, and on my first try I made unbelievably awesome rice. I didn't have even half of the tools suggested. I ended up cooling it in a glass lasagna dish with a paper plate.
Unfortunately I am only one person and instead of gorging on my tasty rice that day-which is suggested, I ate some and froze the rest in 1cup servings. I've gone home for lunch a few times already and grabbed a rice ball, thrown it in the micro and made some very tasty vegetarian rolls. Even brought some into work to share. Only veggie so far as I haven't found a fish monger in my neighborhood, nor have I gotten up the courage to get sashimi grade delivered to my door. Soon though....this book is a great starting point for my tasty hobby.
Book Review: The best sushi making instructions
Summary: 5 Stars
After getting tired of spending $8 for two pieces of sushi at the local sushi bar, I decided to learn to make sushi at home.
I was not interested in spending the next 20 years learning to become a master sushi chef (or "itamae" in Japanese). I just wanted to have some good sushi without paying a fortune for what was basically nothing more than a couple tablespoons of rice and salmon roe.
I ordered and read several sushi books, including Sushi for Dummies. As a basic primer for learning how make sushi, this book can't be beat. Sushi is all about the rice, and hands down, the author has the clearest and easiest description of how to accomplish this task. It is like she is right there in your kitchen telling you exactly how to cook the rice (including soaking it beforehand, something other books neglected to mention) and what proportion of vinegar/sake to use.
The other instructions are equally superb. How to roll both traditional nori covered, and "inside out" sushi, and how to form cone sushi are all easy to understand and follow along.
Because I just wanted to learn how to make sushi, I skipped all the intro and history stuff. However, this information is included in case anyone else is interested.
Once you learn how make and roll sushi, it's time to look at some recipes. Admittedly, I have not yet tried any of the sushi recipes in this book, but intend to do so in the future. In the meantime, I did try some of the exotic recipes in D.K.'s Sansei Sushi from Hawaii, a book which I highly recommend.