A review by starduest
Super Sushi Ramen Express: One Family's Journey Through the Belly of Japan by Michael Booth

4.0

This was a wondrously nostalgic trip to Japan. It evoked sights and sounds that had long since blurred in my memory that at one point I thought of buying the book just so I can flip through it and read a chapter whenever I miss Japan and need a memory jog. The final third flagged a little and the chapters were quite touch and go. The blurb also mis-sells the book, which was hardly about the trials of travelling and navigating Japan's food scene with children but about one man's exploration and discovery of the myriad aspects of Japanese food with some humorous anecdotes involving his family. I'm not sure how well the book will go down for those with no prior visual or taste reference of Japanese food but it's guaranteed to be a treat for anyone who loves and misses the country and its cuisine.