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What is a classic Japanese dinner?

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TokyoA classical Japanese dinner is very different from a European dinner.
The Japanese eats many small meals for dinner. A Japanese meal consists of 6-10 small dishes with seafood, rice, various vegetables and different kind of meat. Japanese dishes are very light in texture and is usually enjoyed over several hours.

Like so many others Japanese work many hours per week which means that they do not have time to cook dinner during the week.
I Tokyo you will finde a wide range of take-away stands and noodle bars which serves noodle soup of very high quality. The noodle soup is cheap and many Japanese visits a noodle bar several times during a week.

In this way Japanese still manage to eat healthy and have a varied diet.

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

Zoë gives lectures and has 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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Japanese food stalls at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo

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Japanese food stalls at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
At Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo you will find some small food stalls in the side streets, worshiping small dishes on the outside grill. It is dishes consisting of seafood such as squid, oysters and scallops.

On the picture you can see a few oysters with sea urchins a delicate eat in Japan.

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.

What is authentic Japanese sushi?

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NigiriAuthentic Japanese sushi  taste a lot more then European sushi. The Japanese sushi chef know how to bring out the unique flavor of the fish.

Japanese sushi chef’s knowledge of the fish and the way the specific fish should be filleted and sliced to Nigri or sushi rolls are essential for the taste experience and the way the sushi are plated.

The quality of the dining experience depends on how experienced the sushi chef. You may also find that if you visit the same restaurant two days in a row then sushi taste different depending who is working that day.

As a Japanese-trained sushi chef I have learned that no matter what kind of fish you use for sushi the food you serve to the customer must always be the same no matter what day of the week the customer visits the restaurant.

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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How to avoid special stores when you buy ingredients for sushi?

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If you do not know what ingredients Japanese chefs use to make sushi you might be several stores befor you are ready to make sushi.

There are many store that do not know which ingredient are the best for sushi. The only one who knows that Japanese trained sushi chef or attendances who have taken a Japanese sushi class.

Yes, it does matter which ingredients to use if you want to make authentic Japanese sushi. At sushi course for beginners I will tell you more about where to buy Japanese ingredients for sushi.

Read more about Sushi course 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.

Japanese green tea

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One of the guys from Yushinkan dojo in Tokyo has a tea shop.
In 2004 when I visited Tokyo for the first time I practised kendo with Sato.

Just before I left Tokyo in July this year I visited his tea shop. He offered several tastes and I ended up buying tea in abundant quantities.

I am so happy to follow his advice about what kind of green tea types I should buy. I bought several different really good quality and this one is so nice in taste. Below you can finde a few more pictures.

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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.

What is your best tip if I am going to Japan?

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I would say be sure to have plenty of cash.
Although there are more and more Japanese businesses that accept Visa card and Master Card there are still many shops and restaurants that prefer cash.

It is often shops where you can buy food, beverages or personal items that do not cost very much. Here I think of a spring water, cup of coffee, a little lunch or objects that cost less than $ 20.

You can expect that shops or restaurants outside tourist areas do not accept Visa card and it is regardless of the size of the amount.

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.

What is the difference between European and Japanese nigiri?

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There is a big difference between European and Japanese nigiri. This is because there is a big difference between the education that European and Japanese sushi chefs go through.

In Japan, Japanese sushi chefs have been working as a sushi chef for 60 years and uses techniques that take 40 years to master. I am talking techniques you use to boiling rice, cutting fish and making sushi.

The selection of seafood used for sushi is very large in Japan. Often you will find 20 different species on the menu. It is one of the reasons why it takes longer to become a sushi chef in Japan. As a chef you must have a great knowledge of many different types of fish.

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.

Healthy and tasty Japanese snacks

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I have a dinner deal with a friend this evening. We could get a table at 21:00 p.m. In order for me not to die of hunger before dinner I had some homemade Japanese chips which I brought in Tokyo.

They are made of squid and taste amazing they have a little fish flavor and taste a bit of barbecue. They were bought in Tokyo. Love that Japanese cuisine is so healthy and good.

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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.

Sushi can be a welcome break during the Christmas months

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I like Christmas confectionery, pastry, chocolate, pepper nuts, Christmas lunches and Christmas food. However, I think that sometime in my mind tends to go above and beyond what I usually eat for the rest of the year.

In order to not only get into chocolate and homemade vanilla pastry which is quite nice to make and taste delicious. I also make sure to eat sushi. So after all, I get some low fat food that offsets some of the fatness.
Especially November and December I make sushi more than the rest of the year.

On the upcoming Sushi course for beginners attendants learn to make the most sought after sushi rolls with a selection of the most popular ingredients. As we are so close to New Year we also talk which fish is best suited for sushi at that time.

Of course you also learn to cook sushi rice, prepare raw materials and cut fish. Yes, you can get all the information on Sushi course for beginners right here

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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.

Sushi class is also for those who does not like cooking!

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We live in a time where more and more raw materials are polluted.  I am thinking of how agriculture sprays their fields and animal welfare.
Lakes, rivers and seas are also exposed to pollution and as a consumer you need to pay more attention to what you put in the shopping cart.

Although a raw materiale produced in Denmark is of very high quality if you buy organic raw materials. At the course Sushi course for Beginners I speak more about the quality raw materials such as fish.

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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.