Sushi for the Wedding!!!!!!!

We were invited the wedding of my hus' colleague in his office. And I was asked to make some sushi platters for nearly 100 people for their wedding. It was on Saturday the 13 the of July. It was very beautiful hot day!!

The picture above is just one day before the wedding. Ready for the big day.

Cooked the sushi rice very first in the morning. While the rice was cooking, I cooked shiitake mushrooms and carrots with soy sauce, sugar and mirin and other food. 

Menu;

Actually, those pictures are a bit old, but good to explain.

Hoso-maki (cooked shiitake and carrot, cucumber, egg, herring, smoked salmon, etc)

Nigiri (herring, smoked salmon, egg)

and,

Temari-zushi,  in the middle of the top picture. (egg, avocado&salmon. salmon, italian hams)

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We attended the church service in the morning, but I had so many thing to do for the sushi platters. Needed to decorate & the ingredients on the to of nigiri and then the table as well.

I really wanted to take pictures my perfect sushi platters, but I couldn't!!!!!!! Sorry.

Because I was so busy for preparation, but my hus helped me a lot. Thank him, really!!

So instead, I took some pictures after finished the eating! I know I should've taken many pictures!!! Never mind, next time, though.

The sushi platers were massive success. Everybody loved my sushi!!! 

I didn't use any raw materials like fresh tuna or salmon this time, because it was very very hot day! It was impossible to keep the freshness of the raw stuff.

I thought many people still misunderstand the sushi uses the only raw fish. You can use any thing as you want. I used many cooked stuff and hams and avocado, many ideas here. 

If you have a plan for a wedding or a party etc. Let me know, I can help you.

I also can teach you how to make THE proper sushi from scratch, of cause, using some local ingredients.  

xxxxxxx

  

Sushi Night

We had my husband's old friend's family from Bordeaux, France, last Sunday night.

They have a vineyard in Bordeaux.  My husband and Philippe had a language exchange when they were 14 years old,,,,, more than 35 years ago!!!! Still keep in touch!!

Of course, I made Sushi, this time, "Temaki Zushi （手巻き寿司）!

Fresh Tuna (Zuke), Smoked Salmon, Avocado, Cooked Shiitake mushroom and carrot, Surimi, mongetout, Triyaki chicken, Tamago (egg), Ikura (salmon eggs) and Cucumber.

Temaki Zushi is a hand rolled sushi. 

 "Te" means hand and "maki" means rolling.

This Temaki Zushi night was, I think 5 years ago, with our friends from Luxembourg.

This called "Salon Caviar" from Waitrose.

Ikura（イクラ）in Japanese.

Nigisi zushi（握り寿司）again, but a bit different ingredients, though.

Smoked Salmon, Herring Mops  and fresh Tuna (Zuke)

This time I used a fresh Tuna（マグロ）bought at the fish counter of waitrose. 

  

Zuke 「ズケ」means "marinating" 

1. put the tuna into the boiling water for a few seconds until the colour changed.

2. immediately put it into the cold water with ice cubes. Stop cooking anymore.

3. wrapping the tune with a kitchen roll and place it in the sauce (soy sauce : mirin , 9 :1, but I added a little Sake. You can use the cider or sherry instead).   leave it for 2 - 4 hours and cut in pieces.   

Do not forget the Wasabi for the raw fish. Wasabi would kill the germs in the raw fish.

The raw fish must be very very fresh!!!!! 

The tuna I bought at Waitrose, I asked the possibility to use the tuna for sashimi on Sunday night to the fishmonger, but typically he didn't say yes or no. Then I asked him when the tuna came to the counter instead, and he said 'today' (Friday). I decide to buy a block of the tuna!!!! Of course, the tuna looked so fresh!!

You can buy Fresh Wasabi in England

http://www.thewasabicompany.co.uk

    

I've just found a comment from Neil tonight!!!

の Japanese food in England is Western-style, just like Italian food in Japan is Japanese-style, don't you think?

I'm so sorry I didn't answer you back very soon. 

My answer is;
Yes, I think so, most of the food in the Japanese restaurants, even the owner is Japanese native, are not the ordinary Japanese taste. Usually the sauces are too sweet for me.
Of course, there are so many different tastes in a different area in Japan. There's no food as the proper or traditional Japanese taste. Every family has a different taste. 
For example, I'm from Oita-ken, Kyshu. My mother uses the light coloured soy sauce (薄口しょうゆ）. But In Kanto area, they use the dark coloured soy sauce（濃口しょうゆ）. When you pop in the Udon restaurant, you can see the different colour in the soup. 



Can you see the colour is slightly diffrenct? (Ⓒ Goggle)

←Kansai Udon 
(関東のうどん）

Kanto Udon→ 

（関西のうどん）

I think that as long as you liked the taste, it would be OK?

Nowadays, Sushi is so popular, isn't it? And anybody can make nice sushi or nigiri. There are so many cookery schools or classes of sushi making. 

I normally don't go to the Japanese restaurant or any kind of restaurant, because I can cook the food much much better than cooks of the restaurant. Except some special occasions.

I really wish you to eat a proper Japanese food as possible as you can. I'll tell you how to find the proper Japanese restaurant soon.

Have a nice Sunday tomorrow!!!!xxxx 

Sushi Night

Hosomaki, Chirashizushi and Nigigi 

Some people think that the ingredients of sushi are all raw fish. Ah, even sashimi is not only the raw fish to be used. Cooked prawn and Tamago-yaki (egg omelette alike) etc.

Actually you can use any ingredients. No rules at all!!

Nowadays, you can buy your sushi (usually Maki-mono) lunch pack in the normal supermarket, can't you?

However, they're just OK to me. Everyone has a different taste so as long as you like any taste or satisfied, it would be perfectly alright!!! 

Enjoy them!!!!

Nigirizushi here.

I made them from the ingredients you can get in the local supermarket.

Smoked salmon, Herring rollmops, Cooked prawn, Avocado and eggs.

Only you need is cut into good size, maybe smaller than 5 cm?

Egg rolls is not so easy. But I'll tell you how to make then another time.

Chirashizushi

Nearly the same ingredients to Nigiri. You can plus cucumber and some colourful veggies!

Maki zushi,,,,,, Smoked salmon, Tmagoyaki, cooked carrot & shiitake, Kanpyo vegetable.

I'll make Sushi platers for our friend's wedding on July. Exciting!!!!

I'll report you.

Hi, eventually spring has come!! Hope be continueing, though.

We have a street party on Cotham Hill today. 12:00 to 14:00 for Yume.
If you live near or in Bristol, just pop in. Have a lunch?
There're many Japanese food and things.
We're waring Kimono!!!!!

You will have a experience mini Japan.

  Mitarashi-dango with sweet soy. you can have skewerd ones today.

Many more!!! 












Hope see you there!

Yume Kitchen
9 Cotam Hill
Bristol BS6 6LD

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Hi，I have to say sorry for deleting most of my pictures during editing the Google +!!!!!

I'll fix this as soon as possible.

Masuyo
Love.xxxxx

Yume Kitchen has started now for little over 2 months.
Thank many people so much for coming and eating in here. 







Those picture are just some of Japanese dishes.

We've got many new menus. I'll introduce some of dishes.
If you've luckily been living in Bristol area, please come and try our dishes.

Ⓒ Yume

Assorted nigiri (salmon, tuna, boiled prawn, cooked ell with kabayaki sauce (a kind of teriyaki) and salmon egg with nori see weed), served with wasabi and soy sauce.

Nigiri is a/some topping on a small sushi rice ball.

Sashimi is the row fish, cooked pieces of meats (if you prefer), fish or veggies,,,etc.

Sushi is not only row stuff!!!

Ⓒ Yume

A bento box, this is Salmon teriyaki with potato salad, takuan pickle, tamago-yaki (rolled omelette) and plain sticky Japonica rice.
Teriyaki sauce (Soy sauce, sugar and mirin) is very popular in this country. 

Ⓒ Yume

Edamame - young soy beans in pods.
It's just boiled in a salty water. This dish usually served with Sake (rice wine) or before the main dishes.
It's a must to try! 

Ⓒ Yume

Tempura Udon -  I think you know Tempura already, lightly fried meats, seafood and veggies in a soup.
Udon noodle is thick white wheat noodles. This dish is very popular in Japan. You can see one noodle shop or two in every rail way station or street. You just pop in for only 5 minutes and get on a train.  




We have many many more dishes at Yume Kitchen!
9 Cotham Hill
Bristol BS6 6LD 
UK 

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My friend of 'Your Sushi' Bristol was on "Alan Tichmarsh show" ITV the other day.
Here he is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIwufAMsl3w
http://www.yoursushi.co.uk

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