Sushi Making

In this workshop, you will learn the art of cooking the perfect sushi rice and making sushi vinegar. Master knife and cutting skills as well as the use of bamboo mats to make sushi rolls and inverted sushi rolls. You will make hand-shaped sushi and learn presentation and plating skills. We’ll even guide you through using chopsticks and how different sushi should be eaten.

Lilian’s courses are fun, informative, and interactive; with detailed easy-to-follow recipes to replicate at home using ingredients that are readily available.

Recipes in this course may include:

• Maki Roll – Toasted nori (seaweed) wrapped around vinegared rice and cucumber

• Temaki – Hand-rolled cone sushi filled with a selection of avocado, crab sticks, cucumber, and Japanese mayo

• California Roll – An inverted maki roll with lemon mayo tuna and avocado with toasted black and white sesame seeds

• Nigiri – Hand-shaped finger sushi selection; smoked salmon, nori tuna mayo, and sweet rolled omelet with seaweed strip

• Onigiri – Pyramid-shaped sushi with a hidden treasure of teriyaki chicken

• Yaki Onigiri – Tasty grilled rice balls painted with miso paste

• Tamagoyaki – Japanese rolled sweet omelet

The course will run from 10 am until 12.30 pm and includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions and refreshments. All the ingredients, equipment, and recipes will be provided.