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Gardening like pressed sushi of hors d'oeuvre

Gardening like pressed sushi of hors d'oeuvre
Kakinoha-sushi is a kind of pressed sushi and a local special cuisine in Nara prefecture. We put sliced and pickled mackerel (or other fish) over a piece of sushi rice, and then rolled it in a persimmon leaf. In Nara, we make Kakinoha-sushi as a special meal for summer festivals. “ Melati Jasmine Cuisine, SangoNara” is one of a cooking class in  Washocook association. Through this lesson, I can show how to cook an “Arranged Kakinoha-sushi” to the foreign people who are interested in exchanging with local Japanese people. The dish can contain ingredients which are available in your own country. , We call it〝Gardening like pressed sushi of Hors d'oeuvre″. As a starter, it is made for one bite size, and is decorated with vegetables and fruits gathered from garden. It looks colorful and also has Japanese taste and capture Japanese atmosphere. It's a very suitable dish to serve for pot luck party ! Meeting Point and Meeting Time: This cooking class will be held online. I will send you the Zoom for our class in advance. Please prepare the following ingredients for this class: < 1 person for pressed-sushi> The wooden flame for Pressed Sushi or Plastic container -Plastic wrap. Cooked Rice:165g(rice 0.5cup before cooked)-18ml of Sushi vinegar -Smoke salmon-1/2 Avocado-1/4 Lemon. <For decoration> 1 Egg (Seasoning for egg: 1Tsp Dashi powder+1Tbsp water-1/2Tbsp sugar-1pinch Salt) -1 Cucumber-1/2 Carrot-Mini tomato (If you have) -Pasta (Long thin pasta for salad)

Yoko Kusano

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Welcome to “ Melati Jasmine cuisine” I am Yoko Kusano. I was raised in Nara prefecture, a place that is full of natural beauties.. So I love gardening. And 20 years ago, I had the opportunity to live in Indonesia for 3 years. Through the exchanging with local people, I came to be aware of my own Japanese culture. After coming back to Japan, I became a member of a natural acquisition of multilingual activity club “The Hippo Family Club” then I welcomed many homestay students from several countries. And also I visited and stayed with some families in Italy and France. I was very happy to exchange different ideas of food and culture with them. From my experience, I would like to show you how to cook Japanese dishes, especially hors d’oeuvres for a pot luck party or outdoor event. I have a licenses of garden design and flower design, so I want to decorate the dish like a garden by using some vegetables and sometimes some fruits. Thanks to this Washocook association, I could get a license of Japanese cooking instructor for foreign people. I really eager to meet you. Let’s get to know each other. Thank you
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