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When is it best to travel to Japan?

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You can travel to Japan at all times of the year.
The weather is more varied in Japan as you can experience both typhoons and rainy season. You should be aware that winter can be very cold while summers can be very hot with high humidity.
There are times of the year where it is more advantageous to travel to Japan.

Spring and fall are definitely the best times to travel to Japan. At that time, it is neither too hot nor too cold. It is also times when the weather is stable without the large variations and the temperature is about 20-22 degrees.

Read more about Sushi chef & sake sommelier Zoë Escher

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Zoë has held sushi courses and cooking classes for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

Time for new habits – is that you?

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The new year 2019 has started.

I am busy planning what will happen during the year. Like so many others I also think that I live a busy life with various activities.

So that’s why I am looking at my eating habits to see how I can live a healthier life with less meat with small changes. One of the small adjustments that I am sure will do more is to eat more sushi in everyday life.

You do not have to eat that much sushi before you have eaten the amount of fish and vegetables that the National Board of Health recommends.

At Sushi course for beginners you learn how to make tasty and sushi rolls that also fit a busy everyday life.

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Zoë has held sushi courses and cooking classes for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

Is it difficult to cut fish for nigiri?

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FiskIt is difficult to cut fish nigiri and there are several reasons.

There are not two species that are exactly alike.
Even within one species there is a big difference such as tuna.
The size of the fish will be different and the structure and the fibers of the fish meat is also different. That will have a direct impact on how you slice the fillet.

You can always tell if a fish for nigiri is cut the right way. The the fish slice is silky and almost melts in your mouth.
To get the experience it is important to have knowledge of the fish and Japanese cutting technique to fillet the best way possible.

Read more about Sushi Chef & Sake Sommelier Zoë Escher

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Zoë has lectured and held sushi courses for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

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What is sashimi?

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SashimiSashimi is raw fish slices without rice.

It is a dish which the fish slices are cut in such a way that they highlight the fish’s qualities.

Sashimi slices is not the same fish slices used for Nigiri. Sashimi slices are larger and abroad will often be square and 1 cm. thick.
This is because the sashimi dish in countries like Japan can be a full meal.

The picture shows a sashimi plate in Tokyo as you can see several different seafood had been used to create the dish.
The size of the dish is larger than what you typically experience in Europe as it is for 2 people.

Read more about Sushi chef & sake sommelier Zoë Escher

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Zoë has lectured and held sushi courses for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

Have your customer ever experienced a Japanese sushi chef?

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Zoë Esccher
The Japanese have developed a selection of knives that are only used for sushi. Only a few of this type of knives can be bought outside of Japan.

A few weeks ago there was woman who wrote to me and she was surprised that when she tried to make sashimi it tasted different.

The taste was not as good as when she bought sashimi from a sushi restaurant. She would also like to know which part of the salmon I use for sashimi.
I wrote to her that salmon is an easy fish use for sushi. You can use the whole fish.

I told her that the reason why the sashimi tastes different is that she does not know the techniques that are used to cut a fish for sashimi.
If you would like to serve sashimi with the same quality that it can be bought in a sushi restaurant you will have the same knive skills.

Read more about class Nigiri sushi for beginners

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Zoë has lectured and held sushi courses for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

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Tsukiji Fish Market is a very popular area in Tokyo

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The Japanese love high quality food and they prefer fresh raw materials which you can enjoy 6 days a week.

Right next to the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo there are a couple of small pedestrian streets with many small restaurants, food stalls and specialty stores. It is a cozy busy area where there is life from early morning until around 11:00 AM.

In those few hours where the eateries open there will be cows at the most popular restaurants and food stalls.

Read more about Sushi chef & sake sommelier 

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Zoë has held sushi courses and cooking classes for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

What time of day is it best to visit Tsukiji fish market?

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The world’s largest Tsukiji fish market is located in Tokyo. It is a fish market where seafood is sold each day to the rest of the world.
Every morning there are sold large quantities of tuna on the fishing operation tuna which is categorized in different quality so to be sold to restaurants in Japan or sent abroad.

The fishing auction is being held very early in the morning. Tourists are not allowed in those hours. The many tourists seem to be disturbing and it affects the fishing action in a negative way.

The best time to visit the fish market is at 8.00-9.00 am in the morning. You may come later but many retailers begin to shut down.

Rad more about Sushi chef & Sake sommelier Zoë Escher

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Zoë has held sushi courses and cooking classes for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

What does the Japanese eat in the morning?

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Goyza1Like in Denmark especially the young Japanese are good at that skipping breakfast.
Although Europe has made its impact in Japan the majority of Japanese still eats Japanese for breakfast. It can be a rice ball with seaweed and little filler such as Japanese plum or fish.

It may also be a larger breakfast consisting of rice, miso soup and a tray with 6 different bowls, each containing a little differently. Some dishes are quite small containing different kinds of fish, meat and vegetables.

Whether the Japanese choose a quick rice ball or a larger breakfast both very healthy. Dishes are interesting if you bother healthy and nutritious dishes.

Please read more about the class Traditional Japanese cooking class for beginners

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Zoë has lectured and held sushi courses for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

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What is the biggest advantage by eating vegetarian sushi?

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Sushi for vegetariansJapanese vegetarian dishes are very nutritious and healthy.
Japanese cuisine has a strong focus on raw materials which supplies the body with vitamins and minerals while that detoxifies the body.

Seaweed for sushi is the vegetable in the world that contains more minerals and vitamins.

On my many trips to Japan, I have seen how the Japanese use seaweed.

In Europe we often use seaweed often only in sushi in Japan used seaweed in most dishes.

It may be in a fund as an garnish in the food or sprinkled over food the possibilities are many. One nori sheet contains 600 gram of vitamins and minerals.so You can with few means you easily get your  needs for vitamins.

Read more about Sushi Chef & Sake Sommelier Zoë Escher

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Zoë has lectured and held sushi courses for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.

Japanese night snack at its best!

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In 2014 I went to a concert at an English pub in Tokyo with my teacher’s son-in-law, son-in-law’s English teacher and his Japanese girlfriend.
It was the coolest concert with a Japanese / British band and while we drank cold beer on the very hot summer evening, it embedded with Europeans living in Tokyo. It was a pretty fun experience.

At about 11 p.m. we had to go back because the metrologists had announced that there would be a typhoon coming later in that evening. Before the son-in-law and I had to go home we would have a little night food on the road. It turned out to be the wonderful sashimi dinner we had served at 11.30 p.m.
We reached home before typhoon hit Tokyo the rain poured down at that time.

Read more about Sushi chef & sake sommelier Zoë Escher

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Zoë has held sushi courses and cooking classes for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.