Sushi Masters

Sushi is one of my favorite types of food. But whenever I eat it, it always seems like a lot of work has gone in to produce one little roll bite. Aaron and I learned just how much effort is required during a sushi-making class on Monday night, and it was surprisingly easier than we expected!

If you've never heard of Jamie Oliver, you should google his recipes now! He is a UK celebrity chef with a TV show, books, and restaurants similar to Wolfgang Puck. His recipes are fantastic - really healthy with basic ingredients and easy to make. I'm a big fan. The cooking class was actually at a shop/restaurant that he owns in Notting Hill: Recipease.

We ended up making a ponzu sauce, pickled cucumber and three types of rolls: crispy salmon with guacamole, cucumber and carrots; an inside out California roll with crab, wasabi mayo, cucumber and onions; and a hand roll with mushrooms and whatever else we wanted in it.

My favorite part about making the sushi was actually rolling it - you lay out the seaweed, fill it with what you want and then use a makisu (bamboo mat) to roll the sushi, pull the mat out and continue. It's hard to describe, but it's actually kind of fun!

Of course, our favorite part about the whole experience was actually eating it at the end. After all that rolling, we were hungry! Now who wants to come to London and have some homemade sushi? : )