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The Zen of Fish.


The Zen Zen

Important school of Buddhism that claims to transmit the experience of enlightenment achieved by the Buddha Gautama. Arising as Chan in China in the 6th century (introduced by Bodhidharma), it divided into two schools, the Southern school, which believed in sudden
 of Fish

Trevor Corson

HarperCollins

10 East 53rd Street, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 NY 10022

9780060883508 $24.95 www.harpercollins.com

Sushi's origins, chiefs, and the fish which comprise the sushi dishes are reviewed here in THE ZEN OF FISH, an excellent survey by a journalist who shadows several American sushi novices and a Japanese master chef, revealing their drama, secrets and influences. From sushi's origins as an Indo-Chinese mainstay meal to its evolution to modern times, THE ZEN OF FISH offers many intriguing in·trigue  
n.
1.
a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot.

b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes.

2. A clandestine love affair.

v.
 insights into how sushi came to the American table, and will reach not only general interest public libraries strong in culinary cu·li·nar·y  
adj.
Of or relating to a kitchen or to cookery.



[Latin culn
 history, but college-level collections strong in either Asian history and culture or food preparation.
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