Knife Skills: Fish to Sushi
Knife Skills: Fish to Sushi
If you have been dreaming about filleting the fish by yourself, then make sushi and sashimi out of it, this class is your 'dream-come-true'. During the class, you will go through the entire process of how a fish turns into sushi and sashimi.
You will fillet a whole sea bream by yourself under the careful, step-by-step instruction of the experienced instructor. The class is restricted to a very small group to ensure that each student gets plenty of attention.
During the class you will:
*Fillet a whole sea bream, make one fillet into nigiri sushi and another into sashimi
*Slice a small block of salmon, make them into nigiri sushi
*Slice a scallop, make them into nigiri sushi
You will learn:
*How to wash, cook and season sushi rice
*How to fillet sea bream how to store them
*How to make nigiri sushi with sea bream, salmon and scallop
*How to make sashimi with sea bream and salmon
*How to present them on a plate
*How to choose a fresh fish suitable for sushi and sashimi
*Where to buy the fresh fish for sushi and sashimi
You will enjoy a drink of your choice from the bar at the end of the class to go with your sushi and sashimi. You may take home the rest in a box provided, but you must consume them within the day.
Suitable for:
*Anyone who has a basic knife skills, who is comfortable in handling a sharp knife.
Note:
*The full address of the venue will be confirmed on booking.
Instructor
Akemi Yokoyama
Akemi Yokoyama has a background in Japanese food provenance, nurtured from her Father, who along with his family foraged and fished throughout the Island of Hokkaido. She is now a Japanese food specialist, chef, presenter and writer based in London. Her regular Japanese cookery classes at Sozai have received very favourable reviews in the UK’s national media, including Time Out and The Telegraph. She has also appeared on the popular TV programmes, C4’s Sunday Brunch and CBBC's Saturday Mash-Up, teaching the presenters how to make sushi. She is also an in demand private chef. She has cooked for celebrities including Tina Turner and Rina Sawayama.
She demonstrates authentic Japanese cooking in the UK and Europe at many diverse events, and she regularly works with the Japanese government’s related organizations promoting Japanese cuisine and sake to the media and public. Her latest culinary interests include all aspects of fermentation and flavour experimentation across multiple food cultures. .
Akemi is a member of the Japanese Culinary Academy UK, is a certified miso sommelier. She has judged Sake category at International Wine Challenge in 2020/2021/2022/2024.
This was the second Sozai cooking class I have done with Akemi. Both were brilliant. Akemi is extremely knowledgeable about Japanese food, and I left both classes with lots of new information about Japanese food.
We made loads of delicious food, most of which we ate at the end of the class but we also got additional to take home. I would definitely recommend this class. The recipes are very approachable but still tasty, and I'm excited to try and replicate them at home. In three hours we managed to cook five dishes, which was really impressive.
I used to love sushi before going to class, but now I'm fully obsessed. I learnt a lot of new ways to prepare sushi. And the teacher was incredibly polite and helpful, explaining everything with great commitment. It was unthinkable that you couldn't understand something! If you don't know what to give for your close friends or family, this is the greatest gift to attend the roll & roll sushi class.
Cooking Ramen with Akemi was brilliant! We loved the insights and the final Ramen we cooked was delicious. The class size and atmosphere was perfect.