Provenance · Volume I
The Japanese Canon
Three thousand five hundred and sixty-seven entries
Contents
I299
II51
III455
IV1,402
V1,231
VI11
VII33
VIII31
IX12
X42
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten.
The Thread
Where this canon connects to others.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources entries anchor to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Japanese · V The Canonical Dishes
Sushi
Two hundred and sixty-one entries · page 4 of 5
Japanese Sudare Bamboo Rolling Mat and Its Broader ApplicationsJapanese Sudare and Makisu: Rolling Mat Techniques Beyond MakiIsobe Maki Nori-Wrapped Rice Cake and Seasoned PreparationsTokyoMaki Sushi Rolling TechniqueJapanese Makizushi Rolling Types Futomaki Hosomaki Temaki VariationsJapanese Makizushi Varieties: Beyond the California Roll — Hosomaki to Futomaki SpectrumOsakaJapanese Nori Rolls: Maki Sushi Beyond the BasicTokyoNori-Maki and California Roll — Sushi Roll TraditionJapan, Los AngelesHosomaki and Temaki Hand Roll TechniqueJapanese Temaki Hand Roll Cone Technique and Casual Counter ExperienceJapanese Temaki Hand Roll: Nori and Filling ArchitectureJapanTemaki and Hand Roll TechniqueTemaki Hand Roll Party Culture and TechniqueTemaki-Zushi and Te-Maki Night: Hand-Roll Sushi as Social Dining FormatJapanJapanese Temari Sushi Decorative Ball Sushi and Home Sushi AestheticsKyotoJapanese Temari-Zushi Decorative Round Sushi TechniqueJapanese Temarizushi Hand-Pressed Sushi BallsJapanTemari-Zushi and Decorative Sushi Traditions: Seasonal Visual ArtistryKyotoTemari-zushi Variations and Oshi-zushi: Pressed and Formed Sushi TraditionsOsaka-KyotoInari Sushi Fried Tofu Pouch RiceKyotoAbura Natto Fried Tofu Pockets InariJapanJapanese Abura-Age and Inari-Zushi: Fried Tofu Pouches, Fox Mythology, and Sushi Without FishJapanJapanese Abura-Age Fried Tofu and Inari Sushi TraditionJapanese Inari Zushi Fried Tofu Pocket Sushi and Festival CultureFushimi, JapanJapanese Yubuchobap and Inari Sushi Cultural ContextJapanOshizushi — Osaka's Pressed Sushi Tradition (押し寿司)Osaka, JapanKyoto Oshizushi Pressed Box Sushi TraditionKyoto and OsakaJapanese Oshizushi: Pressed Sushi and the Rectangular TraditionOsakaTazuna-Zushi and Oshi-Zushi — Pressed Sushi FormsOsaka, JapanJapanese Saba Oshizushi: Mackerel Pressed Sushi and the Battera Osaka TraditionOsakaSaba Oshi-Zushi Osaka Pressed Sushi TraditionOsakaJapanese Matsubara-Zushi and Regional Pressed Sushi Traditions of Western JapanOsakaJapanese Kakinohazushi Persimmon Leaf Sushi Nara HeritageYoshino, Kii PeninsulaNara Cuisine Kakinoha Zushi Persimmon Leaf SushiNara PrefectureJapanese Kakinoha-Zushi: Persimmon Leaf Pressed Sushi of YoshinoYoshino Valley, NaraKaki no Ha Sushi and Nara Cuisine: Persimmon Leaf Preserved Sushi CultureNara PrefectureIzu Islands Cuisine Shimoda Ashitaba and Shima-sushiToyama Masu-no-Sushi Trout Box Sushi HeritageToyama PrefectureEhime Matsuyama Oshi Zushi Pressed Sushi RegionalEhime Prefecture, ShikokuJapanese Chirashi-Zushi: Scattered Sushi Rice as Seasonal Canvas and Regional ExpressionJapanJapanese Hana Chirashi: Scattered Flower Sushi for Hinamatsuri and Seasonal CelebrationsJapanChirashizushi — Scattered SushiChirashi Sushi Scattered Sushi BowlJapanChirashi Sushi Scattered Sushi Home StyleJapanChirashi Sushi Scattered Toppings CelebrationJapanChirashi Sushi Scattered Rice CompositionTokyoJapanese Chirashi Sushi: Scattered Sushi and Regional VariationsTokyoJapanese Chirashi-Zushi Scattered Sushi Festival PreparationJapanHanami — Cherry Blossom Picnic Food Tradition (花見)Japanese Chirashi Sushi Scattered Art and the Celebration Bowl TraditionJapanTenshin Chirashi Scattered Sushi Osaka Style BowlJapanJapanese Tazuna-Zushi and Decorative Sushi Techniques: Presentation as Craft in Edo Sushi CultureTokyoOmakase Sushi Progression Neta Calendar and Seasonal OrderOmakase Dining PhilosophyOmakase Protocol and Sushi Counter EtiquetteOmakase Trust Chef Philosophy ServiceOmakase Trust Chef Philosophy Counter Dining ExperienceJapanese Omakase Philosophy Trust and Chef Creative AuthorityJapanese Omakase Philosophy: Trust and the Chef-Guest RelationshipJapanese Omakase Etiquette and Guest Protocol
V · The Canonical Dishes · 2 of 14Next chapter → Ramen & Noodle
Sushi
261 entries · page 4 of 5
Japanese Sudare Bamboo Rolling Mat and Its Broader ApplicationsJapanese Sudare and Makisu: Rolling Mat Techniques Beyond MakiIsobe Maki Nori-Wrapped Rice Cake and Seasoned PreparationsTokyoMaki Sushi Rolling TechniqueJapanese Makizushi Rolling Types Futomaki Hosomaki Temaki VariationsJapanese Makizushi Varieties: Beyond the California Roll — Hosomaki to Futomaki SpectrumOsakaJapanese Nori Rolls: Maki Sushi Beyond the BasicTokyoNori-Maki and California Roll — Sushi Roll TraditionJapan, Los AngelesHosomaki and Temaki Hand Roll TechniqueJapanese Temaki Hand Roll Cone Technique and Casual Counter ExperienceJapanese Temaki Hand Roll: Nori and Filling ArchitectureJapanTemaki and Hand Roll TechniqueTemaki Hand Roll Party Culture and TechniqueTemaki-Zushi and Te-Maki Night: Hand-Roll Sushi as Social Dining FormatJapanJapanese Temari Sushi Decorative Ball Sushi and Home Sushi AestheticsKyotoJapanese Temari-Zushi Decorative Round Sushi TechniqueJapanese Temarizushi Hand-Pressed Sushi BallsJapanTemari-Zushi and Decorative Sushi Traditions: Seasonal Visual ArtistryKyotoTemari-zushi Variations and Oshi-zushi: Pressed and Formed Sushi TraditionsOsaka-KyotoInari Sushi Fried Tofu Pouch RiceKyotoAbura Natto Fried Tofu Pockets InariJapanJapanese Abura-Age and Inari-Zushi: Fried Tofu Pouches, Fox Mythology, and Sushi Without FishJapanJapanese Abura-Age Fried Tofu and Inari Sushi TraditionJapanese Inari Zushi Fried Tofu Pocket Sushi and Festival CultureFushimi, JapanJapanese Yubuchobap and Inari Sushi Cultural ContextJapanOshizushi — Osaka's Pressed Sushi Tradition (押し寿司)Osaka, JapanKyoto Oshizushi Pressed Box Sushi TraditionKyoto and OsakaJapanese Oshizushi: Pressed Sushi and the Rectangular TraditionOsakaTazuna-Zushi and Oshi-Zushi — Pressed Sushi FormsOsaka, JapanJapanese Saba Oshizushi: Mackerel Pressed Sushi and the Battera Osaka TraditionOsakaSaba Oshi-Zushi Osaka Pressed Sushi TraditionOsakaJapanese Matsubara-Zushi and Regional Pressed Sushi Traditions of Western JapanOsakaJapanese Kakinohazushi Persimmon Leaf Sushi Nara HeritageYoshino, Kii PeninsulaNara Cuisine Kakinoha Zushi Persimmon Leaf SushiNara PrefectureJapanese Kakinoha-Zushi: Persimmon Leaf Pressed Sushi of YoshinoYoshino Valley, NaraKaki no Ha Sushi and Nara Cuisine: Persimmon Leaf Preserved Sushi CultureNara PrefectureIzu Islands Cuisine Shimoda Ashitaba and Shima-sushiToyama Masu-no-Sushi Trout Box Sushi HeritageToyama PrefectureEhime Matsuyama Oshi Zushi Pressed Sushi RegionalEhime Prefecture, ShikokuJapanese Chirashi-Zushi: Scattered Sushi Rice as Seasonal Canvas and Regional ExpressionJapanJapanese Hana Chirashi: Scattered Flower Sushi for Hinamatsuri and Seasonal CelebrationsJapanChirashizushi — Scattered SushiChirashi Sushi Scattered Sushi BowlJapanChirashi Sushi Scattered Sushi Home StyleJapanChirashi Sushi Scattered Toppings CelebrationJapanChirashi Sushi Scattered Rice CompositionTokyoJapanese Chirashi Sushi: Scattered Sushi and Regional VariationsTokyoJapanese Chirashi-Zushi Scattered Sushi Festival PreparationJapanHanami — Cherry Blossom Picnic Food Tradition (花見)Japanese Chirashi Sushi Scattered Art and the Celebration Bowl TraditionJapanTenshin Chirashi Scattered Sushi Osaka Style BowlJapanJapanese Tazuna-Zushi and Decorative Sushi Techniques: Presentation as Craft in Edo Sushi CultureTokyoOmakase Sushi Progression Neta Calendar and Seasonal OrderOmakase Dining PhilosophyOmakase Protocol and Sushi Counter EtiquetteOmakase Trust Chef Philosophy ServiceOmakase Trust Chef Philosophy Counter Dining ExperienceJapanese Omakase Philosophy Trust and Chef Creative AuthorityJapanese Omakase Philosophy: Trust and the Chef-Guest RelationshipJapanese Omakase Etiquette and Guest Protocol