"The Art Of Sushi" by Franckie Alarcon

I love Japanese culture but I haven't tasted sushi yet because I am really not good about eating things I don't know what is. I would hate to leave a plate of food because I didn't like it, and all the different names like maki, hosomaki, nori and nigiri are confusing and overwhelming, so no, I haven't ventured into a sushi restaurant yet because it seems more work than pleasure. I am not a very adventurous person, I know.

That's why this book seemed ideal!
This documentary-graphic novel was an easy must-read to gain knowledge! I hoped to learn a lot from the read – and I did!

I love how nerdy this read is. I really got an impression of the art and craftsmanship of creating sushi and I know now that sushi is more than just a piece of fish on rice.

The book is non-fiction and drawn as a travel notebook showing and telling what our main characters learn when they visit different masters in the art of sushi.

It was cool how in detail it went about the different parts of fish, the tastes, the tools to prepare the ingredients and the objects they use to present the sushi for the customer in the end etc. The book has small side stories with other professions that might not directly make sushi but is an important part of creating the art of sushi.

My feelings afterwards are that from all that I learned from this read I would feel comfortable in visiting a sushi restaurant today, and I would even appreciate all the work that went into creating sushi. But I would also know it's just an imitation of the real deal. The freshness of the fish is key. (See how nerdy this read made me! lol)

Overall I really enjoyed the book. I felt I was in Japan with our main characters because of all the insightful facts not only about sushi but also Japanese culture. Next stop for me is at my local sushi restaurant ;-)

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