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.
We booked a private lesson for eight, and it was everything we hoped for and more. Akemi (instructor) was welcoming, patient and a great teacher. Lots of really interesting background/context to Japanese cuisine; easy to follow guidance, techniques and tips; great ingredients and food; and, excellent follow-up materials on recipes, where to shop, etc. Highly recommended and we will be back for other courses.
The Roll & Roll Sushi course was great fun. The explanations were really clear and we made a variety of sushi, all of which was delicious. Would definitely recommend this course.
Great team and teacher! The group really enjoyed the class