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Smiling Sushi Roll
There must still be a lot of "hidden interesting things" in what we experience in everyday life. I was wondering about my own original style through using familiar images which everyone knows.
In a convenient modern country like Japan where you can buy anything in a shop, and even though people have eaten a Sushi Roll, few people including me have made it themselves. One day, I saw a Sushi Roll with a pattern on the surface and thought it would be very interesting if I could draw freely on that surface. So, I tried.
But when I actually started to make the Sushi Roll, I found that the pattern on the surface stepped away from my expectation. This was because its construction depends on the volume of vinegared rice, the way of cutting the ingredients, the layout of the ingredients, the pressure applied when rolling and so on. Meanwhile, I began to think that overcoming the very 'uncontrollability' in drawing patters actually leads to coming close to meeting my goals.
Even now, we are enjoying being surprised by unexpected lines and shapes emerging on the cut surface. Then we 'eat it'.
As a result of this process I named these entertaining Sushi Rolls as the 'Smiling Sushi Roll' which has the message of 'making it with a smile, viewing it with a smile, and eating it with a smile.'
While I promote an 'edible art' made of rice and seaweed, I will continue challenging common knowledge and conventional ideas.
~Tama-chan
In a convenient modern country like Japan where you can buy anything in a shop, and even though people have eaten a Sushi Roll, few people including me have made it themselves. One day, I saw a Sushi Roll with a pattern on the surface and thought it would be very interesting if I could draw freely on that surface. So, I tried.
But when I actually started to make the Sushi Roll, I found that the pattern on the surface stepped away from my expectation. This was because its construction depends on the volume of vinegared rice, the way of cutting the ingredients, the layout of the ingredients, the pressure applied when rolling and so on. Meanwhile, I began to think that overcoming the very 'uncontrollability' in drawing patters actually leads to coming close to meeting my goals.
Even now, we are enjoying being surprised by unexpected lines and shapes emerging on the cut surface. Then we 'eat it'.
As a result of this process I named these entertaining Sushi Rolls as the 'Smiling Sushi Roll' which has the message of 'making it with a smile, viewing it with a smile, and eating it with a smile.'
While I promote an 'edible art' made of rice and seaweed, I will continue challenging common knowledge and conventional ideas.
~Tama-chan
- GenresArt
88 pages, Paperback
First published January 3, 2014
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March 30, 2020
Really fascinating sushi patterns
January 13, 2024
This is a book about sushi art...what can be is truly incredible
March 21, 2025
Hahahahahaha the bomb!
December 26, 2014
Cute, fun, inspiring!
A wonderful edition to any coffee table.
A wonderful edition to any coffee table.
April 18, 2016
so adorable! Even gave directions for making your own "The Scream " roll!
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