Pom Pom Purin Sushi

Sharing another creation that I made over the weekend. Same reason why I made Winnie the Pooh. I had so much leftover rice from teaching bento workshop so had to find a way to use the rice.

Deco sushi was one good way. Yummy to eat and cute.

Since the rice I had was yellow (was teaching minions bento workshop), so I decided to could make PomPomPurin Sushi!

Deco sushi or known as kazarimakisushi in Japanese is something that I picked up since end 2012. Subsequently after my instructor certification examination in Japan, I continued to make more deco sushi and kawaii sushi designs, and coming up with my own original designs.

This PomPomPurin is definitely an original design based on the popular Sanrio character. 

If you are living outside Japan, this might not be very familiar to you. But PomPomPurin actually won the most popular character in the recent voting conducted by Sanrio for their magazine Strawberry News.

Making deco sushi is definitely very fun and the techniques can be picked up through my recently launched cookbook ‘Kawaii Deco Sushi‘.

Once you master the basic recipes and techniques, there are just so many ways and possibilities you can make Deco Sushi!

The dark brown portions are actually kanpyo, which are seasoned gourd strips. Used that to make the eyes, nose and PomPomPurin’s signature beret.

For kanpyo i like the ones sold at Cold Storage Japanese section. They are value of money and the kanpyo strips are longer and darker in tone. Better for sushi making.

To colour the rice yellow, you can mix in egg yolk, or yellow furikake too.

Paired the PomPomPurin sushi with some baked salmon fillet and a side salad.

So easy and yummy!

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Minions Deco Sushi!

Stuart! Why are you in my lunch box? hahahahh

I even placed my guitar chopstick rest in the bento box, to match the theme. Everyone remembers Stuart and his guitar (just like Bob and his teddy Tim).

Minions Deco Sushi has been on my to-do list for the longest time. So glad I did it!

Minions fever over yet? I certainly hope not~ And hope you have fun checking out this cute Minions Deco Sushi creation.

It has been about 2 years since my certification with the Tokyo Sushi Academy for their Japan Sushi Instructor Association.

Since then, it has been a fulfilling journey, from learning how to make deco sushi rolls (known as kazarimakisushi in Japanese) to taking the instructor exams, creating my own original recipes like this one, and writing my own deco sushi cookbook (titled Kawaii Deco Sushi) that was published just less than 2 months back.

Thank you for the support always :)

For this Minions Deco Sushi, lets take a look at the sushi roll before cutting it up!

Divided the sushi roll into four equal pieces.

What is missing are the eyes and mouth which I added using some seaweed cut freehand.

Packed two of them into my bento box with some vegetables and pan seared salmon fillet.

While these two were passed to a friend of mine who is a Minion fanatic. haha. I hope she likes them.

If you are also keen on making deco sushi, remember to check out my cookbook okie!

Promise you that this cookbook covers all the basic techniques with visual illustrations for each of the recipe steps! It will be fun!

Now its time to eat Stuart :P haha

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Hen Deco Sushi Bento.

Featuring a creation from my latest cookbook – Kawaii Deco Sushi, officially launched just about one month ago.

Yes! It is possible to make cute sushi creations too.

Deco sushi, or better known as kazarimakisushi in Japanese is great for bento, parties and even picnics.

Don’t worry if you are a beginner too. I have included good solid chapters of sushi techniques and basics in the book, followed by fully illustrated recipes for you to follow.

The recipes also have difficulty level indicator to guide you along ;)

I also have a chick deco sushi recipe in the same book, you can even make both and pair them together! haha. For today’s bento, playing along with the chicken / hen theme, I chose to cook a lovely sunny side up, and also packed some buffalo chicken drumlet in the bento.

The other side dishes included unagi (Japanese grilled eel), lettuce and some blanched broccoli.

Here is a glimpse of my cookbook and the recipe.

Do read more about my Kawaii Deco Sushi book and where you are find it / buy it here.

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Inspired by the flavours of summer and MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH Select Yuzu Drink, I made this cute Yuzu Deco Sushi.

Following one of the recipe in my new cookbook, Kawaii Deco Sushi. I had a Lemon Deco Sushi Recipe, which pretty much can be used to depict citrus fruits.

I thought it would be really cute to pair this Yuzu Deco Sushi Bento together with the Yuzu drink!

I even plated a sashimi version in a parfait cup with the Yuzu Deco Sushi too.

MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH Select Yuzu Drink is one of my favourite choices and perfect for this summer heat!

Since the launch in Nov 2011, MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH Select Yuzu has wowed with the refreshing, premium taste of Japanese Yuzu and has gained a huge following.

I believe that their secret for the winning taste is the pure, premium yuzu juice from Kochi Prefecture, Japan in Select Yuzu juice.

Yuzu has been produced in Kochi Prefecture for more than 1300 years and the Number 1 producer of yuzu in Japan as the Prefecture accounts for 50% of yuzu production!

Kochi is blessed with abundant rain and sunlight, clean water from the local rivers and dense green mountains. Kochi’s climate is dynamic; warm in the day and chilly at night. Such climate and soil are suited for yuzu cultivation and improve the fragrance of yuzus.

Kochi Loves Yuzu

Unique Taste Lovingly Picked

Blissful Indulgence

Loving this new campaign feature, very Japanese quality-centric; it tells of the farmers’ dedication in farming the best yuzus, from the unique Kochi soil, climate and manual harvesting.

MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH Select Yuzu now comes in 1.89 litre size (new) in addition to the 1 litre and 250ml sizes. 3 different sizes to suit different consumer needs.

Considered a fairly rare and expensive fruit, its nice to be able to enjoy a glass of refreshing and a blissful indulgence any time of the day. One glass of MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH Select Yuzu (250ml) provides 100% of the daily requirement of Vitamin C.

For this Yuzu theme bento, the side dishes included meat patties, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and lettuce.

Do grab a copy of my Kawaii Deco Sushi which will have an illustrated recipe to make this sushi!

MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH is Singapore’s Number 1 brand for pasteurized juices (Source: Nielsen retail audit) and is available islandwide in hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, minimarts and provision stores.

There are a total of 14 delicious flavours – 6 flavours in the Regular range (Apple Aloe Vera, Orange, Carrot, Lime, Mango and Pink Guava), 7 flavours in the No Sugar Added range (Powerberries, Powerveggies & Fruits, Apple, Orange, Cloudy Apple, Wheatgrass & Veggie and Cranberry) and the Yuzu in the Select range.

MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH Facebook Page (here).

Blog post disclaimer: This is a sponsored post by MARIGOLD.

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I am so excited to share more about the launch of my upcoming new cookbook  titled ‘Kawaii Deco Sushi‘.

Yes, this book is all about cute decorative sushi.

And each recipe is fully illustrated!

I was doing a promo video over the weekend in preparation of the launch so I made this bunny deco sushi for the video.

Hop hop hop~~ this bunny deco sushi is not only cute but also very yummy!

This time round, I came up with original designs of 29 deco sushi recipes, under various themes including: Garden, Autumn, Animal, Food, Transport and Romance.

Learn and make deco sushi from flowers, to cute animals, a police car and even a watermelon!

Prepare these deco sushi to brighten any table, bento box or picnic basket, and rope in children and guests to join in the fun!

‘Kawaii Deco Sushi is already in stores now at major bookstores and online stores are taking pre-orders. Please see more details here.

If you are coming over to Singapore or residing here, please join  me at my Official book launch which will be on 11 July 2015 (Saturday) 4pm at Kinokuniya Takashimaya store.

I would love to meet you and of course be happy to autograph the cookbook!

This Bunny Sushi recipe is included in Kawaii Deco Sushi cookbook under Animal theme section.

This time, instead of pink fish floss, I used salmon flakes to colour the rice, hence a slight orangey pink colour.

The recipes are very versatile, like this example, you can choose to change the colours slightly according to your own preference. There is a very useful colour chart in the cookbook that guides you on how to use various food ingredients to colour the rice into different hues.

I am so excited to show you the final edited video!

Stay tuned for more updates~~

And please continue to support me and my books!

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Totoro Sushi!

I remember first making Totoro deco sushi (kazarimaki sushi) sometime ago in 2013. The design and arrangement/use of ingredients were slightly different from what I made today. 

This time round, I was able shape and design the whole deco sushi to include Totoro’s eyes and ears in the roll too.

Was really fun to make the Totoro sushi. 

The grey portion of the sushi rice was made by mixing sushi rice with ground black sesame.

The whites of the eyes are actually 2 cheese sausages that I added into the sushi roll.

And the other details of Totoro like the eyes, whiskers and lines were cut from seaweed. 

A simple meal of Totoro deco sushi and miso baked salmon fillet.

Healthy and very delicous~ miso and salmon goes well together.

Drink a cup of hot tea as you enjoy this sushi will be so awesome too~

While this Totoro Sushi is not in my upcoming new cookbook, there will be some 30 other deco sushi recipes, Stay tuned to more updates on my blog and social media.

And a glimpse of my new cookbook here.

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Do you like this Miffy Deco Sushi bento?

A simple lunch today.

Attended the Singapore Fashion Week last night and had a rather late night, and so (as expected) woke up  later than usual. haha.

So I had to plan something pretty easy that did not require much time to prepare. Simple but still cute!

This Miffy Deco Sushi must be one of the easiest I have made. 

I do however wished I made the ears smaller, probably should cut down to around 20g of rice only (each) the next time. I used about 33g this time.

The eyes and Miffy’s signature mouth was added using some seaweed. It is that easy!

The pink colour rice was made by mixing sushi rice with pink oboro and pink sakura denbu. 

The bento side dishes included minced meat soboro, carrots, broccoli, sweet peas, edamame beans, tamagoyaki, cherry tomato and MiffyKamaboko – so cute right?!

I bought the Miffy Kamaboko in Taiwan while on vacation. Another reason why its so important to bring some ice pack and thermal bag so I can do some grocery shopping.

Packed this Miffy Deco Sushi into my Mame (bean shape) Magewappa bento box from Zairyo SG.

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Mount Fuji sushi ~ or also known as more endearing name Fuji san kazarimaki rolls. 

Mount Fuji / Fuji san （富士山）is Japan’s highest mountain at some 3776metres tall. An active volcano, Mount Fuji is regarded as one of the key symbols of Japan, often depicted in art and products and remains as a popular tourist spot. 

I had much fun making this Fuji san deco sushi roll!

It has been about half a month since I made new deco sushi rolls, ever since I posted the updates on my Instagram on my second cookbook photo shoot. 

Yes! I will be publishing my second cookbook mid of this year and this time it will be on kazarimaki sushi which is deco sushi rolls. 

More about that will be updated!

I actually made this yesterday but was for meetings so only managed to write the blog post today.

Using blue pea flowers extra with a little blue gel food coloring, I was able to cook the rice into a nice blue hue. I prepared this first for Stitch bento and refrigerated the leftover rice.

Fuji-san came to my mind when I was thinking what I could make with the blue color rice. 

I wanted to depict the sunset at Mount Fuji for this kazarimaki sushi roll.

So I used both orange sushi rice (sushi rice with some salmon soft furikake) and yellow sushi rice (rice with some yellow deco furikake) to form the skyline.

The orange sun is actually Japanese pickled burdock called Yamagobo. It is commonly used in futomaki sushi. Details on the tableware

• Japanese plate from Crate&Barrel (I visited the Ion branch)
• Chopsticks and small dish from Style Store Japan.
• Black serving plate and Chawan from Daiso
• Mount Fuji chopstick rest was bought in Japan (I can’t remember the store)

Have a wonderful day~

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