THE —— OF NT if Y or | Kinjiro Omae Yuzuru Tachibana Foreword by Jean-Pierre Rampal KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL Tokyo New York ¢LondonCooperation and invaluable assieance in the production of this hook were given by the following sushi shops and companies: Ginza Benkay, Horai; O-zushi, Takezushi, Tsukijt Masamoto, Ezaki Noren, Japan Air Lines, Kinsirushi Wasabi, K.X. Sudo Kenkydijo, Mitsukan Vinegar, Tokyo, Miyako, Ozeti, Seibu Department Store, Tokyo Kencks KK, Tokyo Mutual Trading Co, Led Yamanoi Sho:en Photo credits: Asahiya Shuppan, P. 15 (cop sight, Kiyota sushi shop), 93 (bottom, leaf cutouts by Tetsuji Toda), 94-95 (sushi created by Shinji Araki of Horke Jibei), 106, 110-113, Tamihis Ej, p_ 38-39, 49, Intemational Photo Press Service, P79, Japan Air Lines, p. 83, Natl. Fed. of Nori and Shell Fishers Coop. Assn., p. 102, PANA, p. 78; Tokyo Miyako, P. 14, Tokyo Photo, p. 29, 33. All other photos by Keizo Kaneko. Distributed in the United Srates by Kodansha America, Inc., 573 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022. and in the United Kingdom and continental Europe by Kedansha Europe Ltd, 95 Aldwych, London WC2B 4IF Published by Kedansha International Lud, 1 and Kodansha America, Inc. 14, Otowa t-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652, Copyright © 1981 by Kodancha International Lad. All rights reserved Printed in Japan ISBN 0-87011-866-8 ISBN 4-7700- 1366-3 (Japan Fasten, 1981 Fest paperback editon, 1988 O01 1514 13:12Contents Foreword 1. The Sushi Shop 2. Topping and Core 3. Sushi Making 4. The Fish Market 5. The Chef's Training 6. Sushi Design 7. Nutrition 8. History 9. Regional Variations Sushi Shops Around the World Index 23 53 77 85 91 97 103 109 114 125