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Photo Report of Sushi Course

Updated: May 27, 2022

Sushi is the representative food of Japan, and one of the most popular dishes among Japanese people for a special occasion. It consists of vinegared rice and various toppings such as fresh fish, prawns, and seaweed.

Generally, nigiri-zushi refers to standard sushi formed with hand-pressed rice. Other than nigiri-zushi, there are many kinds of sushi such as roll sushi, Chirashi zushi (scattered sushi), Hand-formed Sushi, etc. In our Sushi course, students will learn the basics of nigiri-zushi. While learning all the knowledge needed to open a sushi restaurant, the students will take intensive training both at the school kitchen and the sushi restaurants.


4-week Sushi Course was held in November 2019!

This course was specially organized for the student who wished to open a Japanese restaurant serving sushi, sashimi, and seafood rice bowls where the customers can enjoy the authentic Japanese tastes in China. Therefore, a concentrated hands-on training program was provided under the guidance of the instructors who are professional sushi chefs.


4-Week Sushi Course included:

-Lecture on sushi history and interior design/business planning for a sushi restaurant

-How to sharpen a knife

-How to cut different types of fish

-How to prepare vinegared rice and shape the sushi rice with a hand

-How to make nigiri-zushi and an assorted seafood rice bowl

-How to make roll sushi and decorative sushi

-How to make side dishes such as tofu dishes (appetizers), sashimi, grilled fish, tempura, etc.

-Visits to a sake brewery, a rice factory, Toyosu fish market, and kitchen tools street in Tokyo

-Making your tableware (ceramics experience)


At the end of the course, after many hours of training in the kitchen, he got the course certificate!





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