Futomaki Start-Up

Futomaki Start-up

The dazzling cross-section of fresh and cooked ingredients that adorns futomaki is a feast for maximalists. It’s a sushi variety that’s both beautiful and practical, perfectly at home in the bento box of a home cook or the appetizer section of a Japanese restaurant menu.여자창업

Unlike more familiar sushi varieties, such as chirashi-zushi (rice bowls topped with fish and vegetables) or nigiri-zushi (finger-shaped slices of raw seafood), futomaki is a distinctly local food that requires a high level of skill. Known in Japan as kya-zushi or “fat rolls,” they can be filled with a wide range of meat, fish and vegetables, with elaborate designs that often depict nature and flora.

Making a futomaki is a labour of love. The majority of an itamae’s day is spent preparing ingredients, sauces and sushi rice, with only a small portion spent actually rolling the food for their customers. For this reason, it takes years of practice to perfect the art of making a kya-zushi.후토마끼창업

The most popular fillings for a futomaki are kanpy, pickled ginger and shiso leaves. It’s also common to include sakura denbu, a pink-tinted dried cod flakes which tastes very similar to the sardines that many Europeans associate with sushi.

Adding more ingredients to a futomaki can make it difficult to keep the roll neat and tight. This can lead to a less-than-pleasant finished product and, more importantly, a very messy slice of sushi. That’s why it is important to have a sharp knife when rolling and cutting a futomaki.