[.ca] Best 50 Sushi (ISBN 1558672311)

Not worth the four dollars:
I think a better book on sushi could have been written by a dyslexic ape. It seems like the author, never having seen sushi, did some web browsing and wrote a book. There are recipes in this book for PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SUSHI ROLLS. It's beyond wrong. BACON, LETTUCE, AND TOMATO SUSHI ROLLS. I can only assume this book is someone's idea of a sick joke.

Not very funny, if it was a joke. . .:
. . .And really that's the only way I can imagine the reasoning behind this book; as a joke, or maybe on a dare. the author did her very best to put together a list of sushi rolls that might be found appealing to the westerner. . . With little success. Peanut butter and Jelly? I won't even justify that with the much deserved "PUHHHLEEEEEEEASE"! The book is short of facts, shorter on technique and devoid of any history whatsoever. Well over half the rolls are either western concoctions or creations straight from the author's imagination. Some of my fav's being the "Eggs McSushi Roll" (Tamago), the "Anchovy and Sun dried Tomato Roll", the "Mussel Shoals Roll" and what Japanese cookbook would be complete without the "Prosciutto and Cantaloupe Roll". . . There's always the "Blackened Catfish Roll" for those of you with a taste for Cajun Sushi. And for you Brit's, how about the "Tomato and Cucumber Roll". . . Try it with beans. Did I really spend 4 bucks on this?

It's fun!:
Anyone who reads this book should realize it's a lighthearted, stylized take on sushi ... and, at several dollars, not a comprehensive guide to authentic technique and culinary history. A weakness of buying books over the internet: sometimes the buyer expects something other than he or she orders (hint: you can actually see books in a bookstore!). I enjoyed some of the farcical receipes (even if I'd NEVER actually eat them). Try giving this book with a true sushi cookbook and some inexpensive accessories. Four stars!

Interesting AMERICAN Sushi:
As a Japanese and an aficionado of sushi, I enjoyed this American sushi book. I mean it's not telling authentic sushi and even contains wrong information (such as wiping your face with a hot towel before eating sushi, buy a drink to your sushi chef if he is doing a nice job for you, and saying KANAPI, the equivalent of "cheers." NEVER!) . Still "THE BEST 50 SUSHI ROLLS" is an interesting reading. I can see how different the way of eating sushi American people do is from the one Japanese do. Very curious if you really like peanut & butter roll. By the way, why they don't put the author's profile?

1 star is too many:
I wish the rating system had a negative stars rating. I haven't read this book, but the discription I got from other readers is enough for me. The saddest part is that, we can tell from the 2nd review that, this book has caused at least 1 japanese person to take on the belief that americans could never know or love real sushi. this is a tragedy.