Sushi, anyone? Yes, please!

We rolled SUSHI in GATE today!  Thanks to some generous, talented ladies, our GATE 4th graders had the rare opportunity to learn about sushi and roll their own in class!  Mrs. Makiko Jones (Ken's mom), Nami Hamai (Yukina's mom), Sanae Mikawa, and Sache Yoneyama presented information about the popular Japanese food and how to make it.

Sushi means "vinegar rice."  The ladies shared that sushi was usually served for special occasions like holidays, weddings, or other special occasions.  Many different foods can be used in preparing sushi:  rice, seaweed, vegetables, fish, seafood, and even foods like BBQ!  We made traditional sushi (Nori seaweed on the outside) and we also made "inside out" sushi (rice on the outside, Nori on the inside).  Students could choose to use crabmeat, cucumbers, and eggs if they wanted to use those for their fillings.

Students also learned how to use chopsticks!  Mrs. Jones works Toke Sushi & Thai Grill in Guntersville (1906 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL).  Toke provided each student with his/her very own chopsticks.  Thank you to the restaurant for supporting this lesson!  We learned that sushi can be eaten with chopsticks or with your fingers.  Students used a bamboo mat to roll their sushi.

Enjoy this slideshow of the students being "Sushi Chefs" today in GATE!  Also, a huge thanks to the sweet ladies who spent their morning with us!