# Oishii: The History of Sushi - Hardcover

by **Eric C. Rath** (Author)

Sushi and sashimi are by now a global sensation and have become perhaps the best known of Japanese foods--but they are also the most widely misunderstood. _Oishii: The History of Sushi_ reveals that sushi began as a fermented food with a sour taste, used as a means to preserve fish. This book, the first history of sushi in English, traces sushi's development from China to Japan and then internationally, and from street food to high-class cuisine. Included are two dozen historical and original recipes that show the diversity of sushi and how to prepare it. Written by an expert on Japanese food history, _Oishii_ is a must read for understanding sushi's past, its variety and sustainability, and how it became one of the world's greatest anonymous cuisines.

### Author Biography

**Eric C. Rath** is professor of premodern Japanese history at the University of Kansas. He is the author of _Japan's Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity_, also published by Reaktion Books, and _Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan_.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 0.71 x 8.35 x 6.46 IN

**Publication Date:** May 26, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 30.0 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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