Mukimono Flowers

"Mukimono" is a traditional Japanese style of vegetable carving.
I read that It seems to come up in Japanese oldest novel "The Tale of Genji".
It is told that it is the Edo era it was popular most.

people get very busy and the "Mukimono" makers are decrease recently.
But I think it is handwork that we should keep continue.
Those are the typical type of "mukimono".
Flowers.


I cut radish in this way.

Then I peel by one piece thinly.

Then put together.... Completion of the peony.

let's go on to the next flower.

Cut the carrot this way.

Then peel by one piece thinly and
put the petal to the cucumber.

It is the completion of the camellia.
The next update.....I will put those Flower
to the dish with animals.
See you soon!

Oh Sushi!

I upload the sushi which we cooked this week:)

Premium nigiri

nigiri for individual

Sushi with Chirashi sushi

Maki(roll) and Inari sushi

This plate is not sushi...Special Sashimi plate of maguro(tuna)
with the veggie carving of a swordfish.

a fish basket

I made a fish basket by pumpkin.
This basket can use for sashimi in many cases.

I used the basket for sea urchin this time.

The meet of the lobster makes sashimi and
I boil the husk and usually display it.
(This way)boil the husk, the color turn to beautiful red.
(see my previous post)


but I used the lobstar without boiling because
I wanted to emphasize a pumpkin and the color of the sea urchin.

This time I made a seine by white radish.

This is a technic of Japanese "mukimono"
I express a lobster caught in a net with this plate.

I used this net for a carrot spider-man and
Carrot palpatine(force lightning) before.

there is no limit in cooking.
also there is no limit to learn!

Cucumber Art 3

This article is the 3rd series of cucumber Art.


We usually use these cucumber cup for the wasabi for sashimi plate.

It is easy to make.
Like this photo, cut in four or five places by knife.

when you finish cut in, all you have to do is turn it lightly
because the core of the cucumber is very soft.

If You put your favolite food on them...
It becomes the wonderful finger hors d'oeuvres :)

I made a several kind of cucumber boat.

I sometimes make a very tiny sushi Birthday cake!
It is for surprize present for our customer.

I add a cucumber boat with the plate this time.

of course ! cucumber R2-D2 too.

sashimi plate

It is important that the sashimi uses the fresh fish.
I try to express "sea itself" on a dish whenever
I cook a sashimi dish.

For example..sea bream.
I left the skin of sea bream partially and
set a fish to a dish.
I usuall try to show the fish fly up over the sea..

I take off the turban shell from a shell and I boil the bowels.
Also I make sashimi with a body of turban shell.

The lobster excludes and slices the body　being raw and　then boils the husk to use a beautiful color.

I do the best for all of ingredientss.

Then put together....
"The sea" is completed on a dish in this way.

Bon appetit!!

Dragon Year

2012 is the year of the Dragon in Chinese Calendar.
Special thanks to you, Ian!(my friend who　visited my restaurant last year)

To start My blog in 2012..I chose this beggie carving.

Speaking of Chinese Calendar..
A mouse,cow, tiger....the twelve signs of the chinese character are animals each, but only the Dragon is an animal in the imagination.

Although the tough times, we can make full use of imagination then rise like a Dragon!

kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu! ^^

Cucumber Art 2

Today,I introduce my veggie carving which I made for broadcasted TV program last month.

I made 9 Buddha for the TV program.
but I did not made them from a wood.. from a cucumber.. for sure!
The TV crew added splendid work to my sculpture.

Buddhist saint...

His name is called "asura"
I made every one of them from 1 cucumber except him.
I put arms with bamboo stick for this asura.

The Buddha....They are the helo from long time ago..

The TV crew used the dry-Ice.
They got the inspirarion from my picture of the
Darth vader which I made before.

They did great work on it..
looks so beautiful arn't they?

Which one is your favorite? :)

They introduced our course menu too!

This is also my favorite carving.
white(Japanese White raddish) and red(carrot) pair swan.
I've been making the pair swan from long time ago because
A swan is a blissful animal.
also Red and the white combination are good for a celebration!

At last, I made a japanese comedian "masa" with sweet potato.
In TV,He called it as "me"!

by the way...Please allow for me to put subtitles on a
pictures recently.
I do not want anyone to do business with my pictures.
I just make them for people's ｆun!
Hope you enjoy the vegetables!

Season's greetings

Let's celebrate Christmas with sushi!

We Produce various type of sushi cakes.
I call this cake "Millefeuille type".

As for the This sushi cake... a take-out is available:)

In this season,I present Santa Claus that made it with a carrot now!

Here is veggie Christmas decoration.
It is slightly early for greetings but May Christmas bring you joy and Happiness!

my knife

Today,I introduce my knife.

As I mentioned before, I used to work as a french chef
before I became sushi chef.
Therefore I have two type of knives.


It is a knife for Western food in a upper of photo , and the bottom is a knife of the Japanese food.

Those are 3 kind of whetstones.
rough sharpeners,standard and finish use.

looks like bussiness case but
Here is a "mukimono(veggie carving) tool"

This is inside.
There are many tools for making a vegetable carving.
Actually, you can buy High specification
Note PC for money to buy this tool.
Those are very useful for making Specific sculpture but
nomaly, I don't use.

I use those two. keen knife and knife of triangle.
Those are very useful!
you can try veggie carving if you have a keen knife like this.
Please try if you like:)

Gift from the sea

I treated various foods last week.

Crabs

filefish

kochi...flathead

Red grouper

I thank the nature and live day by day.

Kamen Rider

Kamen Rider...
Some of you may know There is a Kamen Rider from
USA called "KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT".
He is very cool!!

but this Rider looks charming lol

I put on a food color of green :)