Sushi Modern

by Dekura, Hideo

• ISBN13: 9780794650087
• ISBN10: 0794650082
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-15
• Publisher: Periplus Editions

Summary

Fusion Cooking Meets Sushi, combining the freshness of sushi with ingredients from around the world.

Author Biography

Hideo Dekura heads a very successful catering and cooking consulting company and is a lecturer at a renowned seafood school. He is also the author of several Japanese cookbooks, including The Fine Art of Japanese Cooking, and has produced several cooking videos.

Dekura became an expert in Japanese cuisine through years of training in his family's restaurant from his father, where he learned the principles of sushi and kappou-ryori food preparation, cooking, and presentation. Dekura's interests also took him to Europe to study classical French cuisine, and then to England and the United States where he was able to combine his skills in Japanese and European cuisine by working as a food demonstrator in California.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Sushi Modern	6	(4)
Types of sushi
Ingredients Glossary	10	(4)
Utensils and Equipment	14	(4)
Step-by-step knife sharpening
Choosing and Preparing Fish and Shellfish	18	(2)
Choosing fish
Types of fish cuts for sushi
Step-by-step filleting fish
Preparing Sushi Rice	20	(2)
Cooking rice for sushi
Preparing cooked sushi rice
Preparing Black Rice	22	(2)
Step-by-Step Small Nori Rolls: Hosomaki-zushi	24	(2)
Step-by-Step Hand Rolls	26	(2)
California cone rolls
Planning a Sushi Meal	28	(2)
Drinks and Accompaniments	30	(4)
Maki-zushi: Sushi Rolls	34	(30)
Nigiri-zushi	64	(8)
Molded Sushi	72	(8)
Temaki-zushi: Hand Rolls	80	(6)
Chirashi-zushi: Hand-rolled Sushi	86	(8)
Wrapper Sushi	94	(6)
New Sushi	100	(4)
Soups	104	(4)
Index	108	(3)
Guide to Weights and Measures	111