Oishii: The History of Sushi
Sushi and sashimi are by now a global sensation and have become perhaps the best known of Japanese foods—but they are also the most widely misunderstood. Oishii: The History of Sushi reveals that sushi began as a fermented food with a sour taste, used as a means to preserve fish. This book, the first history of sushi in English, traces sushi’s development from China to Japan and then internationally, and from street food to high-class cuisine. Included are two dozen historical and original recipes that show the diversity of sushi and how to prepare it. Written by an expert on Japanese food history, Oishii is a must read for understanding sushi’s past, its variety and sustainability, and how it became one of the world’s greatest anonymous cuisines.
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Oishii: The History of Sushi
Sushi and sashimi are by now a global sensation and have become perhaps the best known of Japanese foods—but they are also the most widely misunderstood. Oishii: The History of Sushi reveals that sushi began as a fermented food with a sour taste, used as a means to preserve fish. This book, the first history of sushi in English, traces sushi’s development from China to Japan and then internationally, and from street food to high-class cuisine. Included are two dozen historical and original recipes that show the diversity of sushi and how to prepare it. Written by an expert on Japanese food history, Oishii is a must read for understanding sushi’s past, its variety and sustainability, and how it became one of the world’s greatest anonymous cuisines.
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Oishii: The History of Sushi

Oishii: The History of Sushi

by Eric C. Rath
Oishii: The History of Sushi

Oishii: The History of Sushi

by Eric C. Rath

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Sushi and sashimi are by now a global sensation and have become perhaps the best known of Japanese foods—but they are also the most widely misunderstood. Oishii: The History of Sushi reveals that sushi began as a fermented food with a sour taste, used as a means to preserve fish. This book, the first history of sushi in English, traces sushi’s development from China to Japan and then internationally, and from street food to high-class cuisine. Included are two dozen historical and original recipes that show the diversity of sushi and how to prepare it. Written by an expert on Japanese food history, Oishii is a must read for understanding sushi’s past, its variety and sustainability, and how it became one of the world’s greatest anonymous cuisines.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789143843
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date: 04/15/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 22 MB
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About the Author

Eric C. Rath is professor of premodern Japanese history at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity, also published by Reaktion Books, and Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan.

Table of Contents

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction: What is Sushi? One: Searching for the Origins of Sushi Two: Sushi in the Medieval Age Three: Cookbooks and Street Food: Sushi in the Early Modern Era Four: Sushi in Modern Japan, from Snack to Delicacy Five: the Global Spread of Sushi Six: Sushi Tomorrow? Glossary References Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index
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