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| The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket | 
 enlarge | Author: Trevor Corson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 53295
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0060883502
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.692
EAN: 9780060883508
ASIN: 0060883502
Publication Date: May 29, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 entertaining and informative October 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As someone who loves eating sushi I found the book a bit depressing ... how could I have been so impolite at the sushi bar for so long? This book lifts the skirts and shares some of the manners we should all know about sushi-culture. I most enjoyed the little-known historical bits including what I should be ordering.
 Put Your Maki Where Your Mouth Is October 2, 2008
After reading "The Secret Life of Lobsters," I looked forward to this book's publication and for the most part, it did not disappoint. Corson follows Kate, a young woman trying to enter the world of sushi in America (not always a friendly place). This story is interwoven with copious research about the history of sushi and all of its main ingredients. Never again will you look at the green blob restaurants call wasabi the same way, but I will say that this book has not curtailed my sushi consumption.
Although this book got a little caught up in the details and the research at times - an easy thing to do - this was a pretty easy read. It is part history, part biology, part economy, part cuisine and a healthy dose of narrative. Especially interesting to me was how sushi made the geographical jump from Japan to America where it became a culinary fad. This book will make you think about each piece of sushi you put into your mouth and you will undoubtedly pity the octopus. Corson brings the fish behind the cellophane to life and demonstrates how many contributors there have been to our current relationship with sushi.
Note: The paperback edition of this book is called "The Story of Sushi."
 Like Sushi....Not a book reader...you will like this book August 12, 2008
This is a must read for any sushi lover. The book is very easy to read and is not dry. Warning! Reading this book will make you crave sushi :)
Informative, but with some annoying passages. May 13, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After hearing Trevor Corson speak on the radio about sushi, I picked up his book because I wanted to learn more about one of my favorite foods. The Zen of Fish follows a new student through a sushi course at the California Sushi Academy. Mixed in with the story of the student and her classmates are historical facts and other information about things related to sushi such as fish, knives, rice, and etiquette.
While I was reading the book, I couldn't help feeling annoyed by the passages about Kate, the student going through the school. She's inept, clumsy, ditzy, and just not that interesting. I was more interested in the actual tidbits of information about sushi than Kate's classes.
I would have rated this book higher if it only contained the informational passages about the Japanese cuisine. Those parts were interesting and worth reading for anyone who likes sushi, but the other parts felt like a waste of time. Corson might have been trying to get readers to relate to Kate, but he would have been more successful if he had chosen a stronger student from the class to follow.
Great book April 19, 2008
You will never look the same way at Sushi again. Great Book. Highly recommended.
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