The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice

by Trevor Corson

Overview

Everything you never knew about sushi—its surprising origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, and the bizarre behavior of the creatures that compose it.

Trevor Corson takes us behind the scenes at America’s first sushi-chef training academy, as eager novices strive to master the elusive art of cooking without cooking. He delves into the biology and natural history of the edible creatures of the sea, and tells the fascinating story of an Indo-Chinese meal reinvented in nineteenth-century Tokyo as a cheap fast food. He reveals the pioneers who brought sushi to the United States and explores how this unlikely meal is exploding into the American heartland just as the long-term future of sushi may be unraveling.

The Story of Sushi is at once a compelling tale of human determination and a delectable smorgasbord of surprising food science, intrepid reporting, and provocative cultural history.

A New York Times Editor’s Choice

Previously titled The Zen of Fish

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061962042
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/21/2023
Series:	P.S. Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	388
Sales rank:	264,789
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

The author of The Secret Life of Lobsters, Trevor Corson has studied philosophy in China, resided in Buddhist temples in Japan, and worked on commercial fishing boats off the Maine coast. He has written for the Atlantic Monthly and the New York Times and is the only "sushi concierge" in the United States. He lives in New York City.