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BitaTruble -> Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:00:04 PM)

I'm looking for a red veg/fruit that I can slice thin enough to have a translucent quality without falling apart. It can't be tomato. My green is a cuke. I don't mind if it's really time consuming but I don't want to go to the store and spend a ton of money on different products that I can't use. This is for decoration on a sushi platter but needs to be edible and go with the flavor combinations.

Wow factor is a bonus but if the flavor doesn't pack a wow, then I can do that with the slice and go for a visual wow.

As an alternative, I was thinking of edible flowers but not sure how well they play with sushi.

Also.. I've never actually done a sushi platter before but I love eating it and have already perfected the rice and seaweed part. Now I'm working on my plate presentation skills.

For the flavor profile:

CA rolls are pretty standard and well liked even by people who don't necessarily like sushi, so those are in.

Tempura shrimp is in.

Smoked and raw salmon - both in

Avocado in most rolls.

I want to do one more flavor but haven't decided yet on what it will be.

That's all I have so far. Any help, tips or tricks will be appreciated.

Thanks!



Hillwilliam -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:16:07 PM)

Try a carombola (star fruit). Good ripe ones are hard to find but the flesh is orangy colored and translucent.

Kiwi. Green and translucent.




LaTigresse -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:17:55 PM)

Beet comes to mind, isn't there a reddish fancy carrot? I first thought of strawberry but the flavour......I don't know. What about a purple red lettuce? A red pepper might be able to be sliced to that thinness...

Just thinking here



BitaTruble -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:33:58 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam

Try a carombola (star fruit). Good ripe ones are hard to find but the flesh is orangy colored and translucent.

Kiwi. Green and translucent.




Star fruit! That sounds perfect and I love the flavor profile. Kiwi is good too and I had thought about alternating between cukes and kiwi's. I think I'm going to go with that in fact because that gives a PoP to the plate. Thanks for the help!



BitaTruble -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:36:56 PM)

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

Beet comes to mind, isn't there a reddish fancy carrot? I first thought of strawberry but the flavour......I don't know. What about a purple red lettuce? A red pepper might be able to be sliced to that thinness...

Just thinking here



Oh, a reddish carrot! That would work. I've never heard of that. Now I need to go google! lol Lettuce.. I probably can't get a translucent quality. I thought about a roasted red pepper when I tried going for the trans factor it pretty much just fell apart. I can do the raw pepper but I don't like the flavor as much as the roasted although with the color choices it could work raw. I always have red bells in the house so I'm going to try for the slice and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, I'll just toss it into my eggs for breakfast tomorrow! Thanks LaT!

ETA: Red carrots! Who knew! They actually aren't red on the inside but the purple ones are pretty purple. LaT.. you have expanded my culinary knowledge today so thanks muchly! I can't wait to try these things out now!



DomKen -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:41:17 PM)

Pickled ginger, gari, is usually sliced very thin and dyed pink. It is the traditional pallette cleanser served with sushi.

While not exactly solid red a watermelon radish is a striking and tasty garnish.



LaTigresse -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:42:30 PM)

You are most welcome!



DomKen -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:47:28 PM)

Might not be right for sushi but I love making potato chips out of purple potatos.



BitaTruble -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:53:08 PM)


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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Pickled ginger, gari, is usually sliced very thin and dyed pink. It is the traditional pallette cleanser served with sushi.

While not exactly solid red a watermelon radish is a striking and tasty garnish.

Yup, got the gari and the wasabi as part of the deal.

Hmm.. watermelon radish. I wonder if I can work that with my mystery sushi roll .. I'll have to research to see what flavors would go well with it. I like watermelon radish a lot and since I'll be eating from this platter as well, I want stuff on it that I like! Thanks for the idea!

There will be about 20 of us doing an international dinner party with each of us bringing a different flavor profile. I am planning to make 20 each of 5 different flavors so I hope 100 is enough. It should be as I'm sure not everyone will eat sushi. I have several weeks to practice my techniques so I'm hoping it all goes smoothly when the time comes for my final dishes to be served!

Thanks again to everyone for your help!



poise -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 2:55:09 PM)

And if you can't find the starfruit, maybe grab a head or 2 of radicchio.
While it can be bitter tasting at times, but if it's mostly for presentation purposes,
a little leave will do wonders to add color, while not overpowering the other flavors.



littlewonder -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 3:06:11 PM)

most sushi restaurants I've ever been to use an unpeeled radish shaped into a rose or they will dip the radish rose into a red dye.

You could try being unique and maybe use a red bell pepper or maybe some salmon roe in a neat little pile on the side.



BitaTruble -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 3:27:32 PM)


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ORIGINAL: littlewonder

most sushi restaurants I've ever been to use an unpeeled radish shaped into a rose or they will dip the radish rose into a red dye.


That may be a skill I can develop in time, but right now I can barely make a frosting rose! That will be part of my 'to learn' list for the future! Thank you. :)

quote:

You could try being unique and maybe use a red bell pepper or maybe some salmon roe in a neat little pile on the side.



Bells, yes.. roe is probably going to be outside my budget though. The various fishes (and crab) are going to be the bulk of my contribution to make the actual sushi so the decoration while important to me has to be economical. I would feel bad if I didn't have enough roe to feed everyone who wanted the quarter or 1/2 tsp or so and didn't have enough.



NuevaVida -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 3:32:30 PM)

Looks like you got your answer (red carrots is a new one for me, too!) but I was also thinking really thinly sliced red raw bell peppers (or for additional zesty colors, orange and yellow peppers, too).  Sliced so thin without the skin will make the flavor very mild and give it a soft crunch.

Then again I am a huge fan of red, orange and yellow peppers (but keep the green - bleh), so I like to put them in stuff :)

It all sounds yummy [:)]



BitaTruble -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 3:35:49 PM)


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ORIGINAL: NuevaVida


Then again I am a huge fan of red, orange and yellow peppers (but keep the green - bleh), so I like to put them in stuff :)



Exactly this! LOL Roasted peppers are probably one of my very, very favorite flavors but NOT the green meanies! hehehe



NuevaVida -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 3:42:26 PM)

LOL I love roasted red peppers, but I think raw ones would work better (texture and flavor) in sushi rolls.

Hate the greenies.  [:'(]



Aileen1968 -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 3:45:26 PM)

I would love your tips on how you've perfected the rice and seaweed as I'm venturing into making sushi again.
My rice in the past has always been too vinegary.



willbeurdaddy -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 4:22:49 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Aileen1968

I would love your tips on how you've perfected the rice and seaweed as I'm venturing into making sushi again.
My rice in the past has always been too vinegary.


Your problem may be the brand of vinegar and not the quantity, they are all different. Taste the su before mixing it in and adjust the balance by adding more sugar or more vinegar or, if its flat overall, more salt.



MalcolmNathaniel -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 4:33:58 PM)

Since you are talking about a platter not a simple plate and you want WOW: flowers.

I notice from your profile that you live in California ( I'm sorry) that should make some things easier to find. On the other hand you want red, that limits the field a bit.

The first one is yellow, but it would play really well with sushi: squash blossom. They are in season too.

But on to the red ones: pansies, primrose, and violet. All can be found in red and are not going to conflict with the palette when eating sushi.

The best thing I can find, and it really works into your "WOW" factor: Gladiolus. It tastes like lettuce, so there won't be much chance of ruining the rest of the food.



MasterG2kTR -> RE: Foods ? to sushi lovers (8/29/2011 7:26:35 PM)

I don't know if they will serve your purpose but you might try Pimento's



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