sushi @ home... In a past entry, I wrote about my friend, Sushi Master Chris, who makes sushi meals at home for his friends and family. This time, he called me up to go to his house to try his delicious Japanese creations. When I got over to his place, he was already hard at work, cutting up fish and rolling up sushi rolls. Chris' team consisted of him and his mom, who managed most of the cooked items that were used in the sushi and rolls (ie. tempura, unagi).
Chris made a huge selection of food, including Sashimi, Nigiri, Maki and Tempura (Shrimps and Vegetables). He bought fresh pieces of Sushi grade Red Tuna, Yellow Tail Fish and Salmon. Seeing the Sashimi pieces in huge chunks looked awesome and all he had to do was cut it up into slices for us to enjoy. He bought the sushi grade yellowtail and the Tuna pieces from Diana's Seafood Delight and the sushi grade salmon from H Mart (see previous post for more info). Using these same sashimi pieces, he also cut them into smaller slices to make nigiri sushi (the ones with a chunk of rice and a slice of fish on top. These tasted awesome, as he also put a bit of wasabi underneath each piece of fish like they do in the restaurants. For the nigiri sushi, he also made some unagi eel ones out of store bought prepared unagi. Video of Chris' sushi making skills in action:
In terms of sushi rolls or maki, he made some black dragon rolls (tempura shrimp inside, unagi and avocado on top), california rolls (avocado, imitation crab meat, cucumbers, avocado and flying fish roe) and some spicy salmon rolls (raw salmon with spicy sauce). For the california rolls, Chris even prepares his own personal mango sauce that tastes great with the roll. Video of Chris making a black dragon roll:
Chris also bought some fresh uni (sea urchin) from Diana's Seafood Delight. I had not seen uni being prepared in person before, so this was pretty cool. He cut open the uni and scooped out the insides, which is the edible part. He then made this into sushi pieces with seaweed wrapped around it. Uni definitely seems like an acquired taste, as the strong taste turned many people off who were trying it for their first time.
Everything that he made tasted great and Sushi Master Chris definitely earned the Good Food Toronto seal of approval.lol. I especially enjoyed the fresh salmon, yellowtail and tuna sashimi that he just cut up in front of us for us to eat. For more info on where to buy these, refer to my previous post.
We ended up splitting the cost of the materials between our friends. It came out to around $15 each and we were all very satisfied and full. Everyone had a great time watching Chris' mad skills in sushi making and tasting his delicious Japanese creations.
I'd like to thank Chris and Mrs. Wong (his mother), for having us over and sharing their love for making and eating sushi with us.
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