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Today Jason and I took a sushi class at the Kitchen Witch in Encinitas. The class was taught by Mineko Moreno, who also wrote the book Sushi for Dummies. We own the book and I would recommend it, if you want to make sushi at home.

Mineko is adorable. She has an enthusiasm for sushi, that’s contagious. She has decades of experience in this field. Her attention to detail was amazing. She taught us every little step, that we needed to know to make good sushi and perfect rice. Her theory is that good sushi is not difficult to make; its just a series of a bunch of neatly executed, small steps.

Mineko sprinkled her lesson with insight on Japanese history, culture, and etiquette. She said in the class,”Treat the rice with respect”.

We made Pickled Daikon and Cucumber Roll, Tuna and Scallion Roll, and an Inside-Out California Roll. It was neat to see how the students went from being clumsy with the sushi with sticky rice sticking to their fingers and arms and elbows, and lumpy shaped rolls. Then by the end of the class we had decent looking sushi, like we were old pro’s.

Here’s what Mineko’s rolls looked like. Beautiful.

And then here’s mine…

I’m thinking its time for another sushi party.