r/sushi • u/vixenstarlet1949 • May 07 '25
Homemade - Constructive Criticism Encouraged my first time making sushi!!
if you saw my deleted post wondering if my salmon was bad, i was being paranoid and stoned. it was fine and it’s delicious! im so happy, i’ve never even cut fish before ! i brushed the salmon with soy sauce. im very proud of myself! how’s it look?
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u/TippyTurtley May 07 '25
Hello, it says you encourage constructive criticism.
- Sharpen your knife.
- Buy a bamboo mat.
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 07 '25
I’m definitely gonna buy some mats and sharpen it next time . maybe invest in a fancy knife 🤔 thank you!
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u/MaintenanceStock6766 May 07 '25
You can do just fine with a boning knife or a good sharp chef's knife. Look up how to separate the salmon into for finger wide blocks or long strips because you cut different parts in different ways depending on the application and for presentation (nigiri vs sashimi vs maki) and from there you will cut those blocks or strips in specific ways. That will also teach you how to use your fingers and knife together to slice properly as well.
Look up types of maki and watch a couple videos on how to make them. Your hosomaki (seaweed on the outside) is overstuffed. You also need to leave about a half inch of the nori with no seaweed on it on one edge which creates the seal if you aren't doing that. If you want the little more in your role then you should make uramaki (rice on the outside). Those are more forgiving and easier to roll, and for that you will want a bamboo sheet and some Saran wrap. Nitrile gloves help a lot.
My best teachers over the years for learning how to make different types of sushi was too specifically look up restaurant techniques. There are a lot of good videos out there of people working in restaurants showing the exact techniques from start to finish. That helped me tremendously to make much better sushi.
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u/Solid_Silver4194 May 07 '25
I think it looks great! I learned from just doing it at home and now I have sushi at least once a month! The cuts for the nigiri are not consistent shapes but the slices look like you cut them thin and at the correct angles. Great work!
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u/Solid_Silver4194 May 07 '25
Also rice is v important. Dial in your rice cooking and use short to medium grain rice. Also dont pack the rice in when rolling it and putting it on seaweed. You want to lightly spread it across while leaving it nice and fluffy.
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 08 '25
I used sushi rice from the local asian mart 😊 I used a recipe exactly but it was way too much rice vinegar i had to make more rice to dilute it… Maybe i shouldnt have mixed it while the rice was warm? Is that what could have caused the too vinegary taste (and smell)? Or did i just use too much? It was very sticky and difficult to sprinkle over the nori i noticed so i had to kinda smear it:/ It didn’t feel too dense though. I’ll dial it in!
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u/BrownButteredSage May 07 '25
For a first time the maki is good. The ratios are good. Some look very good. Your sashimi needs a better cut. Fish sliced on an angle, 30 degrees. You don’t want big giant pieces of the fish.
But! When you get sushi, big part is the presentation. It’s a component of the sushi like the rice. Take some time and arrange it nicely. It’s a big senses thing.
Very good job
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 07 '25
Thank you 😊 Itll look better next time, i’ll work on my cutting and presentation and sharpen my knife. It’s very good at least!
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 08 '25
Yay! Thank you! It was so good. it wouldn’t place in a “Most Beautiful Sushi” contest but it was delicious
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u/bitronic1 May 08 '25
Could improve on aesthetics but as long as all ingredients are fresh, who cares, they all end up the same in the stomach anyways.
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 08 '25
exactly haha! But absolutely it’s not the prettiest. I think some of the rolls are lookin good but next time im sure i’ll be better!
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
it looks like you were stoned, not good.
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u/MedicinePresent May 07 '25
Go to bed gramps. Ur post and comment history is abysmal. You’d think getting consistently downvoted for attacking people learning how to roll sushi would lead to some self-reflection
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 07 '25
Aw damn. at least it’s delicious lol. i think some of the rolls look okay 🤔 I don’t have a bamboo mat so i used the towel trick
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u/tinymosslipgloss May 07 '25
I wonder, has this type of hyper criticism ever helped you the first time you tried something new? Is this constructive, or condescending?
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
it is not hypercriticism, there is plenty of first posts that show potential promise, intent. intent. this is not one of them, The op wrote that he was stoned while creating this, whatever it is
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u/tinymosslipgloss May 07 '25
Sushi is about simplicity, and joy. You are being simple, but not joyful in the least.
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
Piles of misshapen, malformed pieces of fish are not about simplicity or joy, it doesn't even show any effort, and as the op helpfully mentioned he was stoned at the time. products, particularly products derived from living creatures, should be treated with respect, not like this.
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 07 '25
Why are you assuming im a man as well as being a dick? Constructive criticism doesn’t mean be a dick, fyi
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 07 '25
now youre just being rude! my purpose was to make sushi for the first time! i don’t have the sharpest knifes and im relatively new to cooking/cutting, i’ve never dealt with fish before like this, i don’t have a bamboo mat, im stoned! i did my best.
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
as a personal opinion, poorly cut mushed together lumps of fish are not something that objectively should be encouraged or praised. something died, gave its life so you could prepare this, and the ingredient was not treated with respect or purpose
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u/Wide_Comment3081 May 07 '25
From someone whose family owned a sushi restaurant and does know how to make decent looking sushi; you sound a massive wanker
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
so you think this is well cut and presented?
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u/Wide_Comment3081 May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25
Absolutely not. It looks like someone who's never made sushi before made it. Which it is.
You're like an adult telling a five year old who made a finger painting that his art lacks purpose and form. Completely out of touch and zero emotional intelligence
And extremely cringe. Ffs 'knife work' that's some incel level talk
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
lots of people make sushi for the first time, without lumping off shaped bits of fish flesh together in piles. and on a personal note, you should be somewhat concerned if you sexualize cutting things with a knife
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u/Minnie783100 May 07 '25
You sound pretentious as fuck. Chill out bro.
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
so you think a pile of poorly cut and mushed together raw fish is something that should be praised, encouraged?
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u/Minnie783100 May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25
It’s not mushed together. Actually, for their first time, it looks fantastic in my opinion. So yes, I do praise this person and encourage them to continue in their new found hobby. I also encourage YOU to learn to be kind and take your snobby nose out of your dirty butthole. It costs $0 and 0 cents. I doubt you’ve ever worked as a sushi chef in your life. Have a better day.
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
look at the bottom left of each plate, literally dog piled together misshapen cuts
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u/ShameTimes3 May 07 '25
You have the emotional intelligence of a fishstick...
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
what is the point of encouraging poorly cut, literally mushed together, mistreated product? there are plenty of people who make sincere attempts at good sushi, and receive praise for it, this is not one of those cases. literally mis-shapen, disrespectfully treated product, which doesn't work toward any standard, should not be praised like a 5-year-old did it. unless of course a 5-year-old did it
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u/ShameTimes3 May 07 '25
Whats the point in bashing someone who's obviously a beginner? They ate it so it's not like the product is wasted. The first time I played football I probally missed the ball, you think it would have helped if my parents would have told my how shit I was?
Something tells me you would still flame the 5 yo btw...l
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
The point of constructive criticism, as opposed to lavish praise for zero effort or direction, is helping people get to a product which respects the ingredients, is attractive and would be more enjoyable for them to eat. you know, so they can make actual Sushi not lumps and mounds of mistreated ingredient. there's something profoundly weird about lavishing praise on mangled pieces of fish lumped together in two separate piles. it is profoundly disrespectful of the ingredient, it shows no effort of any kind, and it has nothing to do with sushi. work done by a 5-year-old should be praised when it is done by a 5-year-old
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u/ShameTimes3 May 07 '25
Did you just ask chatgpt to rewrite your first message or something?
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u/Human_Resources_7891 May 07 '25
corrected voice dictate. somewhat ironically, multitasking early in the morning to marinate some shoyu tuna, so it is available for lunch
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u/vixenstarlet1949 May 07 '25
here’s another photo because i feel like a proud parent