In the Kitchen with a Southern Sushi Chef
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’ve been thinking of holiday inspired ingredients such as green beans in butter sauce and butternut squash as components for sushi rolls. Apparently, I’m not the only one thinking of Thanksgiving inspired sushi. Thrill list discovered this restaurant serving up sushi with a Thanksgiving twist. Takami sushi bar is featuring a sushi roll with roasted turkey, [...]
Classic green beans amandine was the inspiration for this sushi roll. But when playing around with ingredients, I couldn’t resist the idea of a surf and turf that included succulent King crab leg and beef tataki. What resulted was a fantastic combination – crisp green beans, toasted almonds and crab topped with thinly sliced beef tataki [...]
I was just thinking the other day how president-elect Obama’s presence as the leader of our country could potentially change the way people view sushi chefs in this country. Was it a stretch to think that if people could accept an African American as president that accepting a black female sushi chef or of any [...]
Tips for your own fabulous hand roll party + game day inspiration A roll your own hand roll sushi party has become THE go to sushi party. The reason? For very minimal effort on the part of the guests as well as the hosts, this style sushi party is just as entertaining as it is [...]
With the holiday season upon us, entertaining is the focus of many. If you’re making sushi at home, chances are you will share it with friends as most sushi rice recipes yield more rice than most can consume alone in one setting. Sharing your home made sushi with friends makes the process festive and [...]
Does this plastic make you hungry? When flipping through some vacation photos, I ran across this photo I took in front of a Japanese restaurant in San Francisco. And just like the day I took the photo, my mouth began to water looking at the perfect display of food items that look deceptively [...]
Mizuna is a variety of green commonly found in mesclun salad mix. But if you’re fortunate enough to get some mizuna on it’s own, you’re in for a treat. It has a pleasant bitterness that is less sharp than arugula with a hint of mustard flavor. Naturally, mizuna makes a delightful salad when paired [...]
The butternut is perhaps my favorite squash variety. This creamy squash works well when the sweet nature is played up but tastes equally as good when prepared in such a way that the sweetness is balanced by something savory. For this sushi roll, the butternut squash is simmered in a vegetable broth salted [...]
I’ve never been to Canada, but I hear from friends that the sushi is fantastic and superbly fresh. Canadian sushi houses are always of great interest to me. I enjoy reading on-line reviews of sushi bars in Toronto as I imagine that I’ll soon be on my way to vacation and enjoy sushi there. [...]
Technically, these nori wrapped vegetable rolls are not sushi as there is no vinegar dressed rice involved. Instead of rice, soba noodles, or buckwheat noodles, are tossed in soy sauce and sushi rice dressing then used as the base for this delicious futomaki style roll. Try these hearty rolls with your favorite vegetable combination. Or [...]
My local Asian market doesn’t regularly stock umeboshi paste, a tangy plum paste used to create the delicious ume-jhiso roll. Ume jhiso (or ume shiso) is a perfect combination of plum paste and shiso leaf, a type of Japanese herb that tastes like a cross between mint and basil. I try and stock up whenever plum paste makes [...]
