How to Cut Cucumber for Sushi with The Sushi Man

In this video, The Sushi Man will teach you two different methods on how to cut cucumber for sushi rolls.

🍣 BOOK
How to Make Sushi at Home - A Fundamental Guide for Beginners and Beyond

🍣 What's in this video:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Type of Cucumber
01:26 Method 1
03:57 Method 2

This video is part of a series on how to cut vegetables for sushi. Cucumbers are often used for sushi rolls (makimono) and The Sushi Man goes over two main methods on how to cut them. The first method is a very basic and beginner friendly technique while the second method involves more advanced knife skills (katsuramuki). Understanding and learning both techniques will definitely level up your sushi making skills!

🍣 What I talk about on this channel: Sushi, how to make sushi at home, how to make sushi rice, Japanese food, homemade sushi, sushi rolls, how to roll sushi, Japanese cooking, sake, sushi supplies and equipment, how to cut fish for sushi, sushi sake pairings, and more!

🍣 About The Sushi Man:
Jun Nakajima, CHEF AND FOUNDER

Raised in a restaurant household, Jun's love for food began at a very early age. His parents have owned and operated a Japanese restaurant for over 30 years where he practiced and honed his culinary skills.

Somewhat forced upon, he was taught the art of sushi making in his teenage years. He quickly fell in love not only with the art but the endless opportunities that came with it.

He has traveled around the globe to try different styles of sushi, most importantly to Japan.

After college, Jun had taken an opportunity to live in the motherland of sushi, working for something completely outside the culinary field. In those two years his appreciation of the culture, people, history and food deepened.

He became addicted to the food scene and found himself traveling from one end of the island to the other, eating and drinking some of the best foods and drinks he's ever had. This experience became the seed which eventually bloomed to become The Sushi Man.

[mermama]

How you cut the cucumber is amazing! Been watching your videos all afternoon because we are doing a sushi party for New Year's Eve tonight! They're awesome, thank you for sharing them! Love the subtle humor you add in, too! I look forward to checking out your book as well. Happy New Year!

[colombusoho]

Congrats on the release of the book Chef

[consciousconspiracy]

Can you please make a video on how to make Shrimp Tempura?

[invisibleninja]

there is no reason to toss the middle of the cucumber, don't waste it just eat it.