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Homemade Recipe for Sushi: Secret to Making Sushi Vinegar
To make sushi rice, you need to mix it with sushi vinegar. Aside from adding flavor to rice, the addition of vinegar to cooked rice helps...

Kaz Matsune
May 22, 20181 min read


100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #4. Tuna was not a popular Sushi item until 150 years ago
Maguro/Tuna is undeniably the most popular sushi item in the world, while many say that Toro/Tuna Belly is the King of sushi. The highly...

Kaz Matsune
May 15, 20182 min read


Discover the Fascinating History of Sushi - Fact #2: Sushi, The Original Fast Food
(woodprint by Hiroshige Utagawa, 1837「東都名所 高輪 甘六夜待遊興之図」) Did you know that sushi, in its early days, was the equivalent of a modern-day...

Kaz Matsune
May 8, 20182 min read


100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #7. Sushi means vinegared rice, NOT ROLLS.
(Sushi rice for nigiri is called "Shari Dama" meaning sushi rice ball) What comes to your mind when you hear the word "Sushi"? Would it...

Kaz Matsune
May 1, 20181 min read


Tai/Red Snapper Sashimi with White Truffle Oil
This recipe came to me when I was working at a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles. One day, I noticed that there was an unopened bottle of...

Kaz Matsune
Apr 24, 20181 min read
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