Cookbook ”Homakase” - Oof Verschuren

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‘Omakase’ literally means, ‘I leave it up to you (chef). The guests, usually just a few in the case of Japanese omakase, are served whatever the chef chooses for them. In Homakase we are not talking about the chef of a Japanese restaurant, but omakase at home, home made in other words.

Photographer Oof Verschuren (known for his photography for Yvette van Boven's books) has specialized in sushi preparation in recent years. Step by step, picture by picture, he shows you how to professionally prepare real sushi for six guests at your table. All lesser known ingredients or necessary kitchen utensils are discussed, including where they are available and, if necessary, in what season. This is also the idea behind Japanese cuisine: cook locally and seasonally.

The result is a brilliant and extremely useful book that any beginner or somewhat advanced home cook can get by with.

‘Me and Oof share a common trajectory towards omakase; I taught myself this craft from the dorms, while he did the same from his home. I feel that our angle is something quite paradoxical, using a general home kitchen to explore a cuisine that is extremely specific to a time and place that is as foreign as it gets. I hope that this book demystifies the ultra-refined craft of omakase that we both love.’ - Kitsanin Thanyakulsajja, chef-owner at omakase-style restaurant Undercover, Amsterdam

‘All Oof's techniques and knowledge of Japanese cuisine are authentic and delicate, but he is showing it Oof style! I get a lot of inspiration from his passion and his compassion for Japan. Arigato.’ - Kuniyoshi Ohtawara, chef at Japanese sushi restaurant Hokkai Kitchen, IJmuiden

‘We eagerly await Homakase! Those who have been following Oof on Instagram for years have been treated to true culinary works of art. Oof, like his wife Yvette, dives into something with passion and enthusiasm, and you can see and taste that in this book. - delicious.

‘Oof is free of conventions and thinks in boundless vistas. With apparent playful ease, he creates uninhibited visual delights. Images that touch and haunt you every time.’ - photographer Remko Kraaijeveld.