Friday, January 25, 2013

New Experience: Sushi Making

Morning girls, and welcome to all my new readers! I posted a picture the other night from my sushi-making class, and a ton of you wanted to know more. Now that the pictures are posted, I'd love to share my experience.

One of my husband's friend's wives asked me if I'd be interested in taking a cooking class with her. Sign me up! Then, I found out it was sushi, and I drove to the location that day and parked my car and slept in it till it was time for class got even more excited. This girl loves sushi. I didn't always love sushi, though. In fact, the first few times I ate it just to be cool, and I secretly gagged and had to coach myself into not throwing up. Of course, that's just because I went big and ordered the raw-est, fishiest thing on the menu. I was clueless. I finally found rolls that I liked and now I crave sushi weekly. I wonder if there are meeting for that?

The class took place at E's Kitchen, a new business in our town. They sell really fun and useful kitchen utensils, accessories and spices, mixes...just about everything! (I bought Pecan oil and Schawarma seasoning...yum) They offer classes and now do a food truck round up, which I will experience soon too. The owner, Paul, is absolutely hilarious and so hospitable. I got there a little early and he asked if I wanted wine. When I stood up to get it, he insisted I sit down, and he delivered it right to me. Holla
 
 
The rest of the girls arrived and the teacher of the class, a local sushi chef, began with a brief lesson on the history of sushi.
 
This guy was hilarious, yet very informative.
 
 
 
He made a tray of sushi before we all got there, to be eaten while he taught. Come to mama. There were traditional California rolls and a veggie roll he created.
 
 
 
 
 
After he showed us the proper technique to rolling the sushi, and to me the most important part, the proper amount of filling, he let everyone who attended make their own rolls. It was so much fun!
My roll was hideous, only because I need to brush up on my knife skills. And lucky for me, E's offers a free knife skills class. Although it was ugly, it was absolutely delicious.
 
 


After the sushi, Paul let us sample coconut sake from a local wine and spirits shop. I am usually not a fan of sake but the coconut variety is a new favorite.
 
I love experiencing new things and this class was right up my alley. I can't wait to make sushi at home and wow the hubs. We've tried before and have since opted to just eat it in restaurants because we couldn't get the hang of it. Not anymore, kids. Now who wants to come over for sushi..
 
 
and give me a free spray tan?
 

21 comments:

  1. OMG I just about died at your last comment - too hilarious. I love sushi so much and am going there for a lunch date this afternoon - YAY!!!!!!! You are so cute and I love that you do all this fun stuff - don't EVER stop teaching yourself new things - word from your elder. HAHAHA

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  2. I absolutely LOVE sushi. However, finding it outside London is pretty much impossible, so every time I go in, I'M ON IT. Did they teach you rice making? I think I have pretty good rolling technique but the rice I make for sushi is always *not quite right.

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  3. Your roll looks great! I would love to take a sushi making class. When I did the Ultimate Reset last time there is sushi on it but it was an epic fail, I am not a good roller!

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  4. I'm a new lover of Sushi too! My hubby's been wanting us to make some at home, but I'm too nervous to try. I wish they had a fun class like his around here!

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  5. That is such an awesome class! I need to find one soon. I bet we could find somewhere to make sushi and then get spray tans together haha :) Happy Friday, my dear!

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  6. That would be awesome if there were cooking classes around where I live! But of course no where close to anything like that! Sushi not so much my thing but other things would be awesome!

    Glad you had a great time!

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  7. How fun!! I have always wanted to learn how to make sushi!

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  8. Ok so i'm lame and i've never been ballsy enough to try it!! But what you made looks really good and it looks like you had a ton of fun!!
    What are ones that you like that aren't to raw lol??

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  9. If you make me sushi I will try and figure out how spray tanning works! Deal? Deal!

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  10. This looks so fun! I love California rolls!

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  11. Oh, yum! I wanna come! I tried to make sushi a few years ago, it wasn't the prettiest looking but it wasn't too bad. I think it took me like an hour and half though, and well...ain't nobody got time fo dat! It was probably because I had no clue what I was doing!

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  12. My hubby & I made sushi at a home a few years ago & had a lot of fun doing so. It's been a while though. I think I may add the ingredients to my grocery list this week. :)

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  13. My mouth is watering right now, I love sushi! If I knew how to spray tan, I would so take you up on that!

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  14. Uh!! Count me in for coming over for sushi!
    Man this whole experience sounded like so much fun!!
    I'm totally jelly and on the lookout for anything even remotely like this near me!

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  15. Yum that looks incredible - I want that place in my home town! Ive always been intimidated by sushi :/

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  16. I'm still waiting for our sushi-making double date!! ;) Love you, Kass!

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  17. That is so fun, I had no idea they had classes for that! I love me some sushi too, just not the raw kind :)

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  18. That looks like such a great time! Sushi is the best food ever. We bought a kit once and made it at home with some sake bombs - our were wayyy uglier than yours, but hey they tasted good!

    Have a great weekend!

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  19. That class sounds do fun! I am totally jealous...love sushi and wine :)

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