Sustainable seafood is all the rage, and those of us who reside in landlocked states are learning to cook it properly in new and unique ways. Taku Kondo, who grew up in Japan where seafood is popular both raw in sushi and cooked in dozens of ways using all of the parts of different types of seafood, including roe, heads, skin, and even innards. He is a popular You Tuber and has compiled some of his popular recipes in his first cookbook, Coastal Harvest: Fish - Forage - Feast: A Cookbook .

The first chapter includes information on knife skills, storing fish, sushi, safely eating raw seafood, and other basic seafood information. The remaining chapters are divided into chapters according to the type of seafood. Each chapter is loaded with good information on different types of fish then is followed with comments at the beginning of each recipe that follows. The recipes are written in the traditional manner with the ingredients listed first, followed by step-by-step instructions that are succinct and easy to follow. The cookbook does call for ingredients that are generally available at Asian grocery stores. Most of the recipes are fairly simple, but there are a few which have longer lists of ingredients.

One of the best parts of this cookbook is that it includes beautiful, professional photographs that make the recipes very appealing. Even those who have access to seafood and cook it often will learn from this excellent book, and those of us who aren’t experts in seafood will learn much.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

They say never say never but I can safely say I will never need the first part of this book. My seafood will be coming from the local fish monger bc outdoorsy I am not. Also if you are queasy about parasites and toxins go ahead and skip that section. I found it fascinating but definitely read it with the “Eww David” face.

The recipes, the pictures, the life story of the chef were awesome. I can’t wait to try and make some hand rolls bc I never thought that was something I could make at home.

This was a book full of great information. It was very easy to read and I would highly recommend it.

Coastal Harvest focuses on harvesting and preparing food specifically on the coast. The cookbook covers how to clean fish, make sushi, prepare raw, and forage for your food.

The Sections are
foundations
basics
fish
shellfish
coastal plants
wild mushrooms

Each recipe has a recipe blurb, servings, ingredients, and directions. Notes if necessary and most are accompanied by a photograph.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is having me look into moving to the coast to fish myself and create these recipes. Informative, fun, exciting, and approachable. I cannot wait for this to be published and send to my friends who live coastal and those who love seafood!