Oishii: The History of Sushi

by Eric C. Rath

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789143837
• ISBN13: 9781789143836
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.3"