The Sushi Experiment
Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 9:49AM 
I have been working diligently on a series of paper Japanese food and I wanted to unveil my latest creation: paper maki sushi! My prototype was a complete failure, but after fiddling around with the process, I have found a design that I absolutely adore.
This is my first "set," but I plan on making salmon, tuna + avocado, salmon + avocado, and kappa maki (cucumber). Along the way, I have also devised a way to make cute nigiri-zushi (the kind with the fish on top) out of a modified origami waterbomb base. Very cool. When J. came home and saw them, he was shocked at how real they looked from afar and the two of us craved sushi the entire night.
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My goal is to make all kinds of goodies that I can put into a little food container with paper wasabi and ginger. I think it would be a fun gift for any lover of Japanese food or a fun decoration for your coffee table. But I am really torn over pricing paper foods...
Anyhow, I probably will not have any ready for sale until the summer since my "real life" obligations are piled high for the next two weeks... (although I would much rather be playing at paper chef!!) In the meantime, I would love your feedback on these (+/- comments are okay). Before I start going too deep into this paper restaurant adventure, I want to make sure that people are actually open to the idea!
Reader Comments (8)
Cute! I love sushi and I love your new creations!!
Cool, looks like the real thing! I really love your dolls.
I think those look great-nce job.
I mean't nice-excuse the typo.
Oh my, I love sushi too. This is great.
Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments!!! I am going to proceed with the sushi experiment and I am enlisting my partner to help me. (He is afraid of origami, but I think he can handle rolling paper and paper food!)
When I make some more, I will post new photos!
The sushi is very cute! I think it's a great idea if you like making them - and they are a great complement to your lovely dolls.
Very interesting.