Original Sushi Competition Archive
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- 2007 ORIGINAL SUSHI OF THE YEAR
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Peppered Mahi-mahi Tataki Zushi
by Trevor Blyth of the White Fox Restaurant, Tokyo
Peppered mahi-mahi tataki on almond and ginger infused sushi rice, served with salted yuzu and shiso compote and a strip of pickled fennel.
Mahi-mahi is a large Pacific game fish that is not normally used for sushi, but Trevor decided to use it for his entry in a tataki, or pounded, preparation. The judges were overwhelmed by the gorgeous combination of flavours and the innovative use of the soft and succulent flesh of the mahi-mahi.
- 2006 ORIGINAL SUSHI OF THE YEAR
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Kani Kani Sushi
by Jaturavit Saysena
Flavoured sushi rice served with deep-fried soft shell crab, augmented with a piquant salsa sauce.
Jaturavit wanted to create a very special sushi using his favourite soft shell crab. The battered and fried crab was served with a tempura of finely diced prawn, and a warming salsa made with avocado and wasabi, topped with flying fish roe.
- 2005 ORIGINAL SUSHI OF THE YEAR
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Crunchy Makizushi
by Cynthia Awor-Ojera
Crispy chilli crisps, juicy steamed chicken and a center of sushi rice give this sushi a truly mouthwatering combination of textures and flavours.
The 2005 Grand Winner was not a big fan of raw fish, so decided to explore the potential of other ingredients, using steamed chicken instead of nori to wrap the sushi rice, and crushed chilli potato crisps to add a unique crunch and spice to her sushi. The use of lime, five spice, and potato crisps, shows how any ingredient can be adapted to sushi!
- 2004 ORIGINAL SUSHI OF THE YEAR
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Mushi Sushi
by Kayleigh Mort
A brand new style of ‘stuffed’ sushi combining fragrantly simmered mushrooms with cheese and salmon.
This deceptively simple combination of ingredients works incredibly well, and shows that great sushi can be made without the need for high-level knife skills. It uses dashi, Japan’s umami-rich stock, to infuse mushrooms which are then mixed with salmon, cheese and parsley, and stuffed into mushroom caps.
- 2003 ORIGINAL SUSHI OF THE YEAR
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Miso Mozzarella
by Chikaki Aoki
A seemingly unusual combination cheese and miso make for a deeply satisfying, umami-rich mouthful.
Cheese isn’t something you often see as a sushi topping, but this innovative recipes takes slices of soft and supple mozzarella and marinades them in a blend of miso and chilli, to give them warmth and an almost meaty richness. The cheese is then topped with delicately sliced vegetables, nori, and almond.
- 2002 ORIGINAL SUSHI OF THE YEAR
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Sushi Eggs Benedict
by Maggie Thurer
A brilliant example of fusion at its best – a British classic transformed into bite-size sushi.
All the ingredients for a gourmet British breakfast – smoked salmon, quails eggs, and hollandaise sauce – are miniaturised and placed atop a bed of vinegared sushi rice in this simple yet stunning sushi.
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