I first saw laser-cut sushi while reading Designboom and it really stuck in my mind. So I figured out how to re-create the process. Since the laser cutter does all the work, I mostly just had to think about what design I’d like to generate in Adobe Illustrator. It did take a few tries to get the pattern centered properly, and to get the laser cutting right without burning the seaweed. Your pattern could be anything, but it should be sized to fit your nori, and designed with repetition in mind, so you can copy/paste in your drawing program. I took inspiration from simple geometry and the Japanese sakura (cherry blossom) design. I didn’t need to cut my nori sheets to size, before or after the process, but I left about a ¼” margin so I could hold the nori down with some weights during cutting. Set your laser cutter’s power to a low setting. The cutter I used has settings from –100% to 100% power, so to be safe I set it at –50% to avoid any potential fires or charring of the nori.

I set the speed at “standard,” because if it were too slow it would possibly start burning. Test your laser cutter to find the right mix of speed and power. TIP: Experiment with layering a sheet of paper above or below your nori to mitigate the laser’s powerful touch.jogos de sushi magico gratis Experiment with different margins and patterns. jiro dreams of sushi youtubeMine are decorative but not very strong; buying sushi from a gas station commercialthey’re suitable for maki rolls or inside-out rolls. gry sushi pack 2But a pattern that leaves more of the nori intact could be strong enough to wrap and hold hand rolls. yo sushi home delivery london

404 Error File Not Found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.Chicago is a good place to find quality sushi bars and restaurants. I really enjoy going out for a fantastic sushi meal, but only on occasion since it can be quite pricey. yo sushi dubai pricesLast week, I got really psyched to roll my own sushi, and went out on a quest to find all of the right ingredients. sushi rakyat onlineIf you have the backbone of what you need to roll your own (sushi mat/roller, sushi rice, rice wine vinegar, wasabi powder, nori sheets, pickled ginger), then making it yourself is fairly inexpensive and a lot of fun. I started my quest of finding ingredients in Uptown, at the intersection of Argyle and Broadway. This is known as Little Vietnam (I know, a far cry from the sushi homeland of Japan, but I swear they have almost everything you need to make sushi).

I went to two stores, Hoa My Market on Argyle Street and Tai Nam on Broadway (they’re less than a five minute walk from one another). Both stores carry five to twenty pound bags of sushi rice (I think I paid less than $3 for a five pound bag), a ten pack of nori sheets for less than $2, large bottles of rice wine vinegar for less than $3 and wasabi powder for around $3.50. The pickled ginger, however, I could only find at Hoa My Market, where they had both the pink pickled ginger and the yellow pickled ginger. The difference between the two is that the pink ginger is slightly younger than the yellow. Some brands use beet juice to dye the ginger, if it is too mature during the pickling process. Hoa My doesn’t carry sushi mats, but Tai Nam had them for super cheap (I had to ask for assistance to find these, as they were hidden somewhere near the back of the store). Between both stores, I spent around $20 for the basic sushi ingredients that I needed. As for the fish, I chose to go to the trusty Whole Foods Market in Lakeview.

I’m a little unsure of purchasing fish at either of the markets previously mentioned, especially if I’m eating it raw (I’m pretty sure they don’t carry sushi grade fish at Hoa My or Tai Nam). Here’s the thing with Whole Foods and sushi grade fish - they don’t normally carry sushi grade, but they do take orders and can bring in whatever type you’re looking for, within reason. Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware of this until the guy behind the counter told me. By this point though, I was on a mission and wasn’t going to wait a day or two for a fish order. The next step was to sweet talk the employee at the sushi counter in the prepared foods section of the store. At the counter they had pre-packaged sashimi (thin slices of raw fish, not prepared into a sushi roll) priced a little under $10. Instead of buying that, I kindly asked the lady behind the counter if she had any fish that wasn’t sliced into sashimi and that she’d be willing to weigh out for me and sell. This lady was my hero for the day, because she sold me a lovely quarter-pound piece of tuna for a couple dollars less than the sashimi package.

Next time I go to buy fish, I probably won’t do this again (I don’t want the people at Whole Foods to catch on), but instead I’ll just order it ahead of time. There are also other local options such as Hooked on Fish and Wixter Market. As for the vegetables, I picked up a small cucumber, daikon radish and an avocado while I was at Whole Foods. I would’ve liked to buy some asparagus, but it’s not the right season for that. After several hours of shopping, I was finally home with all of the ingredients I needed to roll sushi (including a couple bottles of sake, because you shouldn’t eat sushi without it). I made a spicy tuna roll (diced tuna fish mixed with a little sesame oil, Sriracha hot sauce, and sliced green onion), a tuna inside out roll (which I topped with a mixture of Sriracha and mayonnaise to add a little heat), and a couple of veggie rolls. Rolling sushi at home is a really fun activity and great practice if you want to look like a pro while entertaining in your home.