The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket

by Trevor Corson

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Title	The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket
Author	Trevor Corson
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Tags	cooking, gastronomy
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Your review	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.
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Publication	HarperCollins (2007), Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date	2007
ISBN	0060883502 / 9780060883508
LC classification 1	TX747 .C772
Dewey	641.692
Subjects	Cookery (Fish) Sushi
Primary language eng	English
Secondary language	(blank)
Original language
Date acquired
Date started	2008-03-23
Date finished	2008-03-28
Summary 1	The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket by Trevor Corson (2007)
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Number of copies	1
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