Japanese Chef Rolls Out an Obama Sushi Platter
Anything is possible, even with dull old sushi. At least that seems to be the mindset of Japanese sushi chef Ken Kawasumi, who has created an Obama dish consisting of Obama sushi rolls, the American flag tuna pieces and an eggy ‘V’ (for victory) slogan.
The flag, adorned with the words ‘Yes You Can’, forms the center of the sushi platter. Obama rolls flank a ‘V’ sign at the top and the word ‘USA’ lines the bottom of the flag.
The rest of the platter, consisting of various sushi assortments like ‘smiley’ rolls and car rolls, form an attention-grabbing border around this main piece.
As for the individual pieces themselves, chef Kawasumi used various ingredients creatively in order to attain the best effect.
Thus, in the Obama rolls, the skin is made of shrimp and the hair bits are made of black sesame. As for the teeth, nothing beats good old fish paste!
The flag was the painstaking effort of lining tuna bits with squid and the car pieces consist, in part, of cucumber and mountain burdock.
The USA lettering was thanks to generous helping of cooked egg blended with rice.
This is not the first time that Kawasumi has been in the news for this sushi-making skills. In fact, he has been dazzling the crowds with decorative sushi platters for a while now.
For instance, his latest piece, created last year, was a sushi version of Vincent van Gogh’s popular Sunflowers portrait.
He is also famous for his cookbooks like Fun and Fancy Sushi which elaborate on the art of decorative sushi.
His extensive knowledge and skill is hardly surprising since Ken Kawasumi is also the principal of the well-known Tokyo Sushi Academy.
By shinigami on 17-10-2009
Comment by Silent Bob
October 17th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Now that is art. Edible art but still, is that dedication or what?
Comment by Pamela
October 17th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Beautiful work!!!! Now I knew someone would find something good about Obama.
Comment by John Lee Smith
October 18th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Theres something fishy about Obama. DO YOU FUCKING GET IT?
Comment by The Guitar God
October 18th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I think it’s fair to say we’ve now gone over the top.
Comment by Pamela
October 19th, 2009 at 1:40 am
That is what I was eluding to.
Comment by babeshimizuoink
October 19th, 2009 at 3:36 am
'Can I eat Obama?' 'Yes, you can !' hahaha o_O
Comment by LED TV fanboy
October 19th, 2009 at 6:47 am
I wouldn't be able to bring myself to eat these ;_; They're just so beautiful.
Comment by Comet Arcade
October 19th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Wow, not easy, you can only see the final result only by cutting it.
Comment by WhatsThat
October 19th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Eluding?
Comment by McShagworthy
October 20th, 2009 at 12:11 am
That's actually quite impressive. I gotta wonder how it tastes though, not a big fan of the brown rice Sushi (which seems like the equivalent of a fat free french fry). Oh those Japanese, what will the they think of next http://bit.ly/2THT11 .
Comment by dfjh jhjh
October 20th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
nice food milis! nice