tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post6501460321901971973..comments2023-09-24T00:28:07.791+10:00Comments on Life's Smörgåsbord: how NOT to fillet a fish...Nora B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04360757422555317095noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-48465277387052114512007-08-28T23:10:00.000+10:002007-08-28T23:10:00.000+10:00Amazing! I'd love to do a class like this. I would...Amazing! I'd love to do a class like this. I would have been the copious note taker too but then I find that I miss some of what's being said so not sure it always helps to make lots of notes.Amanda at Little Foodieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08262887792010049693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-55154081925864688252007-08-23T15:11:00.000+10:002007-08-23T15:11:00.000+10:00WOW!! I am so impresssed and jealous - what a grea...WOW!! I am so impresssed and jealous - what a great class. <BR/><BR/>And for what it's worth, I think your sushi looks wonderful and as professional as the sushi I get in some restaurants!<BR/><BR/>Lovely!!Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481650190019626313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-61465245420259449202007-08-20T10:34:00.000+10:002007-08-20T10:34:00.000+10:00Can share your lunch with me? Sounds like a fun cl...Can share your lunch with me? Sounds like a fun class to attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-65435921955206641472007-08-19T20:36:00.000+10:002007-08-19T20:36:00.000+10:00Kevin - Thanks. I realise now that sushi making is...Kevin - Thanks. I realise now that sushi making is easy. It's the prepation of the ingredients that takes a bit of time.<BR/><BR/>Wendy - yes, it's so pretty and so easy to make (minus the fish filleting part!) :-)<BR/><BR/>Kelly-Jane - Sushi making is so much fun. Time for you to dust off the bamboo mat and get back into it, perhaps? :-) <BR/><BR/>Cynthia-san, yes it was heaps of fun. I love cooking classes, esp if the instructor is easygoing and funny.Nora B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04360757422555317095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-16210199602766121302007-08-19T14:13:00.000+10:002007-08-19T14:13:00.000+10:00Hi Nora. Sorry about that. Here is a link www.cr...Hi Nora. Sorry about that. Here is a link www.crackinggoodegg.blogspot.com. It's a fun meme. I hope you can visit.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980494919226172420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-78053202433836270952007-08-19T10:47:00.000+10:002007-08-19T10:47:00.000+10:00Hey Nora-san, I think you did a great job. I would...Hey Nora-san, I think you did a great job. I would love to go to a class like that. Sounds like you and Quikong had fun.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-62310055450637017742007-08-19T05:15:00.000+10:002007-08-19T05:15:00.000+10:00That sounds like such a fun class, and if there is...That sounds like such a fun class, and if there is a book at the end of it so much the better!!<BR/><BR/>I bought most of the bits to make sushi a little while ago, but I must have forgotten - thank you for reminding me :)Kelly-Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065013581800789438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-5833904916524303242007-08-18T17:37:00.000+10:002007-08-18T17:37:00.000+10:00Great fun!! Isn't sushi so very pretty?Well done ...Great fun!! Isn't sushi so very pretty?<BR/>Well done on tackling those whole fish. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157804056370219398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-61803380650360268372007-08-18T12:55:00.000+10:002007-08-18T12:55:00.000+10:00All of that sushi looks pretty good. I have only ...All of that sushi looks pretty good. I have only ever make cucumber sushi at home. Tamagoyaki is great, I make it all the time.test it commhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795596315329913917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-31682937488590763292007-08-18T09:17:00.000+10:002007-08-18T09:17:00.000+10:00Kelly M. - A sushi party would be so much fun! It ...Kelly M. - A sushi party would be so much fun! It was my first time eating raw okra and I think that it was well-paired with raw cuttlefish.<BR/><BR/>Anh - Yes, it was a lot of fun. It was amazing to see Hideo-san's skills. He makes it looks so easy. <BR/><BR/>KJ - Hi! Thanks for tagging me. I've been trying to look at your blog each time you've commented but somehow I don't see a link for your blog...?<BR/><BR/>Patricia - It was fun and I did learn a lot so I really should continue practising before I forget anything. I really shouldn't have made fun of his notes because it will now be a useful reference. :-)<BR/><BR/>Katie - I actually lost my appetite while I was gutting the fish, etc. But after I platted the sushi and sashimi, my appetite came back. I just had to block out the initial experience :-)<BR/><BR/>Valli - Yes, it was great to see such a skilled chef in action. i don't think that I will be filleting any tuna anytime soon though ;-) Wow, you're from Kelowa?? I'll have to dig up my photos from my visit. Victoria was my fav. city too during that visit.<BR/><BR/>Lydia, Quikong had no problem finishing all his food. He must have burnt lots of energy from all the note taking. LOL :-)<BR/><BR/>Susan - You're welcome. The book was surprisinly only AU$29.95 and it was published in 2005. I like to buy Australian published Japanese cookbooks because the ingredients used would be easier for me to source.Nora B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04360757422555317095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-25561228877508155942007-08-18T05:35:00.000+10:002007-08-18T05:35:00.000+10:00Nora, what a gorgeous array of accomplishments! Lo...Nora, what a gorgeous array of accomplishments! Looks like you had a blast. That platter is so generously laden with goodies. Thanks for the tamago recipe (a favorite), and for the cookbook recommendation. Hope I can get it here in the U.S.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-72433384918917488812007-08-18T02:54:00.000+10:002007-08-18T02:54:00.000+10:00What a beautiful lunch you made for yourself! That...What a beautiful lunch you made for yourself! That's the thing about sushi and sashimi -- by the time you've practiced making it, you end up with far too much to eat!Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-21504022680534973612007-08-18T00:11:00.000+10:002007-08-18T00:11:00.000+10:00What a wonderful experience. You are lucky to have...What a wonderful experience. You are lucky to have such a highly regarded chef in your area. The best thing about the cooking schools, besides learning new skills of course, is sampling!!I have a rolling mat and all the tools to make sushi from years ago when I saw a demonstration at a cookbook store in Calgary. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay in British Columbia. Victoria is one of my favourite Canadian cities after Quebec City. I live in Kelowna, so, you were in my neck of the woods!!!Valerie Harrison (bellini)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10205920305666658534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-84623209398942506782007-08-17T23:54:00.000+10:002007-08-17T23:54:00.000+10:00What an interesting class! I like sushi and sashi...What an interesting class! I like sushi and sashimi...but I'm not sure if I could eat the raw fish if I had to gut it first...I'm such a wuss - good for you <BR/>(I would've been dreaming about lunch, too)Katie Zellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498599461583826030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-85435949054223865602007-08-17T23:09:00.000+10:002007-08-17T23:09:00.000+10:00That is so much fun, Nora!! You've learned some be...That is so much fun, Nora!! You've learned some beautiful and delicious food!<BR/><BR/>I won't way a word about the notes because that looked like my notebooks from the university. :)Patricia Scarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025126825422974626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-34584926336943989592007-08-17T20:53:00.000+10:002007-08-17T20:53:00.000+10:00Hi Nora, it sounds like you had a lot of fun.I've ...Hi Nora, it sounds like you had a lot of fun.<BR/><BR/>I've tagged you for a meme. Visit my blog for details.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980494919226172420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-82185260802965060042007-08-17T17:26:00.000+10:002007-08-17T17:26:00.000+10:00Oh Nora, what a great time you had! *envious*. ;)B...Oh Nora, what a great time you had! *envious*. ;)<BR/><BR/>But thanks so much for all the info there. I will have to catch some cooking demonstration classes, too! It's so good to see the techniques executed my real masters, rite? :DAnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398592642206432605.post-75902666077612144722007-08-17T13:55:00.000+10:002007-08-17T13:55:00.000+10:00What an awesome class! I'd love to take something...What an awesome class! I'd love to take something like that, you're so lucky. I wouldn't know the first thing about filleting my own fish though, I usually just have it done by the fish monger. Thanks for the great ideas for maki, I would have never thought about using okra. I'd love to have a sushi party with my friends sometime.KellytheCulinarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157742508302761756noreply@blogger.com