Tuesday, Feb.23.2010 The Vegetable Roll is the healthiest dish you can order off a sushi menu. The vegetable roll is underrated amongst the sushi community due to its perception of blandness or because most sushi bar vegetable rolls are actually bland. I work at a sushi bar and even I think our original vegetable roll...
Saturday, Jan.23.2010 Forget the stuffed teddy bears and flowers this year. The perfect gift and dinner for valentines day would be to make sushi! Surprise you better half with a home made sushi dinner at home with a Valentine Roll. What’s so special about the Valentine Roll is that it’s shaped into hearts with Tuna...
Wednesday, January.20.2010 Have you ever heard of a Sushi Maker?… That makes sushi at the touch of a button ! Apparently, they’ve been out for a few years now and a lot of sushi establishments have seen the benefits of having a sushi maker machine. All you have to do is turn the sushi maker...
Tuesday, Janurary.05.2010 The Alaskan Thunder Roll This Roll was is more on the healthy side. The name of this roll came from its original ingredients to the Alaskan Roll, Salmon, Cucumber, and Avocado. The added Jalapeno, Yellowtail, and Green Onion would the the Thunder. So here is the Alaskan Thunder Roll. It is meant to...
Friday,December.18.2009 There are many versions of the Dragon Roll. Usually the top consists of Eel and avocado but the inside varies to the restaurant. Some contain crab, shrimp and cucumbers. This particular Dragon Roll one contains spicy tuna. Of course you can put whatever you want inside just don’t be greedy and over pack it. ...
Thursday, December.10.2009 Have you ever wondered how you would cut an octopus for sushi if you ever came across one? We’ll its not every day that you decide to go to the market and buy a whole octopus to make sushi for yourself. Unless you really enjoy octopus that much, which is someone like me....
Thursday, December 3, 2009 Updated Post! “This never ending roll is vibrant in color and unique in taste. A reminiscence of Flashing Lights and having a Good Time.” The Sunset Blvd. Roll *Thinking back…* I’ve moved away from my hometown of CA to learn how to make sushi. This roll reminds me of LA, the...
Thursday, November.19.2009 Feelin’ Festive today. The Hawaiian Roll – “Sweet and Refreshing!” This mango roll is a delight to the pallet. Sweet and refreshing, light yet filling. A twist on the california roll in addition with mango and cooked shrimp. Nom nom good. Its also one of th healthier rolls you can make. Everyone can...
// Today’s post is about whetstones or aka waterstone. What is a whetstone? It is an alternative method to sharpening your knife. If you’re a cook, and you don’t have one of these. GET ONE. Your regular metal knife sharpening utensil cannot reach the level of fine tuning compared to a whetstone. They come in...
Wednesday, Nov.04.2009 Yesterday was my birthday *woo hoo* so today I’ll be sharing with ya’ll a Japanese treat that I like to eat every now and then. A pair of Salmon Skin hand rolls. So good. So what comprises of is nori, small amount of sushi rice, cucumbers, fried salmon skin, and eel sauce. Hold...
