Vegetarian Sushi (Essential Kitchen Series)

There is lots of variety in this little book. The introduction gives you a fine initiation into the sushi-making realm with recommendations on tools and products available. Recipies are straight-forward with easy-to-follow instructions. In fact, I didn't know that there were so many types of vegetarian sushi available! So, what's wrong with my local sushi restaurant? The photographs are also a wonderful asset to this cookbook. Definitely recommended for people who want to learn how to make their own sushi (without worrying about contamination and food borne illnesses associated with raw fish). An asset to any vegetarian/vegan cookbook collection.

I'm a vegetarian and I love sushi. That statement confuses many people, who hear the word sushi and think, "raw fish". This book offers an excellent introduction to preparing and serving vegetarian sushi (including alternatives to the fish-based stock often used in preparation of vegetable sushi), from selecting the ingredients to preparing the rice to creating a roll to setting the table. The color illustrations demonstrate the artful presentation of the food (and make you hungry just looking at them!), and many of the recipes include several different suggestions for filling combinations. This is an idea cookbook, not just a how-to cookbook.

This book is a great resource for how to do all the basic tasks associated with sushi preparation - making the rice, the different types of rolls, preparing seasoned vegetables, etc. As a vegetarian, it was a relief to find a book with instructions on how to do these things that didn't also have tons of pictures of dead fish (even though some of the recipes call for bonito flakes, which is irksome). I found that the actual recipes for sushi rolls in this book are ok, but overall not especially flavorful. So I recommend this book as a jumping-off point to learn the basics, and I haven't yet found any other books that contain more creative vegetarian sushi.

Learned how to make sushi

This is really more of a book of recipes than a how-to guide for beginners. Also, many of the recipes include fish (thought this was for vegetarians). It is a colorful and attractive book but, as I have only made one failed attempt at sushi making since I purchased it, it is not all that useful.

lots of pictures and easy recipes. Good recipes

So many great ideas. Purchased for myself and liked it so much that I purchased it as a gift for someone else!

Hosted my annual Holiday party utilizing the recipes in this book....it was such a hit. Though I didn't think that it would tell me anything that I didn't already know, I was wrong and I really appreciated this book.