Sushi For Dummies

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Title; Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I : Discovering the World of Sushi; Chapter 1: Embarking on the Sushi Adventure; Appreciating Sushi's Past, Present, and Future; Enjoying Sushi at Home; Feeling at Home in a Sushi Bar; Chapter 2: Outfitting the Sushi Kitchen; Covering the Basics: Kitchen Equipment You Gotta Have; Acquiring the Right Stuff to Make Sushi Rice; Knowing When to Mold 'Em: Tools for Shaping Sushi. Honoring Your Inner Samurai: Looking at Japanese KnivesAdding Other Handy Sushi Equipment; Finding the Equipment You Need; Chapter 3: Getting Familiar with Sushi Ingredients; Shopping for Sushi Ingredients; Stocking the Sushi Pantry; Filling the Sushi Fridge; Delving into the Sushi Deep Freeze; Chapter 4: Chilling Out with Fresh Seafood; Practicing Safe Seafood; Reeling In Six Fabulous Fish for Sushi; Roe, Roe, Roe Your Sushi; Part II : Getting Ready, Getting Set; Chapter 5: Cooking and Seasoning Sensational Sushi Rice; Understanding the Object of the Game; Gathering the Equipment. Introducing the Star Player

RicePreparing the Rice for the Big Game; Preparing the Rice Vinegar Dressing; Kicking Off! Cooking the Rice; Finishing the Rice

It's a Winner!; Chapter 6: Introducing Popular Sushi Types and Techniques; Getting Organized: Gathering the Essential Tools; Hitting the Ground Running with Hand-Shaped Sushi; Tumbling into Rolled Sushi; Building Up to Pressed Sushi; Breezing into Scattered Sushi; Stuffing Tofu Pouches with Sushi; Venturing On to Creative Sushi; Chapter 7: Slicing and Dicing the Sushi Way; Getting a Grip on Sushi Knives; Working with Fresh Fish. Working with Fresh VegetablesPart III : Rock-and-Rollin' Sushi Recipes; Chapter 8: Creating Sushi Bar Favorites at Home; Adventuring into Raw Seafood; Tuna Finger Sushi; Spicy Tuna Hand Rolls; Spicy Scallop Hand Rolls; Rainbow Inside-Out Rolls; Savoring Cooked Seafood; Caterpillar Inside-Out Rolls; Glazed Barbecued Eel; Shrimp Tempura Inside-Out Rolls; Shrimp Tempura; California Inside-Out Rolls; Shrimp Finger Sushi; Refreshing Your Sushi Palate with Japanese Cucumbers; Cucumber Sliced Rolls; Chapter 9: Sushi: Finger-Snapping Fast Recipes; Assembling Simple Veggie Sushi. Tofu Finger Sushi with Ponzu SaucePonzu Sauce; Mexican Hand Rolls; Guacamole Battleship Sushi; Guacamole; Reeling in Easy Seafood Sushi; Crabmeat and Avocado Pressed Sushi with Wasabi Mayonnaise; Wasabi Mayonnaise; Tuna Sushi Rice Balls; Spicy Hamachi Hand Rolls; Red Snapper Finger Sushi with Spicy Daikon Relish; Spicy Daikon Relish (Momijioroshi); Smoked Salmon Sushi Rice Balls; Tuna, Cucumber, and Black Sesame Seed Pressed Sushi; Tuna Sliced Rolls; Salmon Roe Battleship Sushi; Marinated Tuna Tokyo-Style Scattered Sushi; Soy-Mirin Marinade (Zuke)