Sushi and sashimi are by now global sensations and have become perhaps the best-known of Japanese foods, but they are also the most widely misunderstood.Oishii: The History of Sushi reveals that sushi began as a fermented food with a sour taste, used as a means to preserve fish.This book, the first history of sushi in English, traces sushi’s development from China to Japan and then internationally, and its evolution from street food to high-class cuisine.Included are historical and original recipes that display the diversity of sushi and how to prepare it.An expert on Japanese food history, Eric C. Rath has written a must-read for understanding sushi’s past and how it became one of the world’s greatest cuisines.