The Art of Making Sushi!

～寿司はアート(ミッシェル講師)～

　
　寿司が大好きなミッシェル講師。アメリカにも寿司屋はありますが、日本の寿司屋とは、ネタの種類やメニューも異なっています。日本で、たくさんの寿司屋で食べた経験のあるミッシェル講師、何と今回は、手作り寿司にチャレンジしました！プロ顔負けのミッシェル講師の握り寿司、作り方のコツを英語で学習して、皆さんも手作り寿司にチャレンジしてみませんか？
　

Hello everyone!

Do you like sushi? Most people who come to Japan are big fans of it! In America, there are many Japanese restaurants that serve sushi - but as you might imagine, the menu is a little different than usual. Salmon and tuna are popular, of course, but octopus, squid, and sea urchin are hard to find. 

In Japan, I often go to sushi restaurants (my favorite is Kappa sushi!) and try many types. Recently, however, I wanted to try to make it myself!

On the outside, sushi looks very simple and easy to make. But I've heard there is a secret art to preparing it, and that sushi chefs must train for many years before they are considered professionals. So I studied hard before attempting to make sushi, everything from the way to slice the fish to the recipe for perfect sushi rice. 

First, I sliced the fish. This is yellowtail, or buri. It doesn't look so pretty yet.... 

まずはネタを薄く切ります。鰤"yellowtail"です。

Then I made the rice in a rice cooker. I added sushi vinegar and a little sugar, and it smelled delicious!

When it was time to make the sushi, I prepared a bowl of water with a little vinegar in it. I dipped my fingers in the water, and started to roll the rice in my right hand. To make the shape of the sushi, I pressed the sides and ends of the rice ball in my palm until it formed a rectangle with the sushi laying on top.

Did you know that the trick to making delicious sushi is speed? If you hold the fish too long, the heat from your hand will warm up the fish, and it will spoil quickly. So after a few practice tries, I had to work fast!

サーモン"salmon"、鰤"yellowtail"、鯨"whale"のお寿司が並びます。

二人前、こんなにたくさん出来ました。

This is the final result! I made a lot of sushi for two people, and we even had some sashimi left over! It was SO delicious! Can you recognize the three types of sushi? If you guessed salmon, yellowtail, and whale, you're correct!

So, what do you think? Would you like to try some of the sushi I made? I'm sure you'll like it!

Until next time,

Michelle