Another attempt at re-inventing the wheel and the Japanese bamboo mat in making maki sushi. For the fun of it we pretend to like it, because it is such a silly looking sushi roller machine. It is made by Germans by the designers from studio Osko + Deichmann. It will showcase in June at the Kitchen Ecology Exhibition in Los Angeles.
Bodylicious X and Bodylicious Y are pieces of ceramic plates made by the Japanese designer Hiroshi Tsunoda. It was according to his website inspired by Nyotaimori, a tradition where food is presented on the body of a naked woman (and much sought after here on SOD…).
Cupcakes has had a revival the past couple of years. Here is another add to that - make your cupcakes really stand out by having custom made cupcake sleves.
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I love sushi flatware. This designer, Vikki Smyth, is quite special. Her approach is for from traditional Japanese. She makes food presentation and table-top sets for high end hotels (W, Wynn’s places) according to Gizmondo. Here is her signature piece, the Sushi-Ushi sushi tray, a colorful, playful sushi tray that really stands out.
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I am into baby things these days, and surprisingly - the little guy has actually not been subjected to that much sushi stuff yet. He has no sushi toys, no sushi clothes - but as I said - yet. I went bib shopping today…
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Another tool that will help you make sushi into “fast food”… We already featured the sushi roller last year. This time it is some sort of a tube that will make your makis ready and shoved out in a heartbeat. Hmm.
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A great post over at the blog “Stuff white people like“, where sushi is the topic #42. Apparently there are three types of white sushi eating peoples;
- The spicy tuna/california roll eaters; who get their fix at places named “Rock And Roll!” “Magic Sushi Company,” or Trader Joes-type supermarkets.
- The entry level Sushi snob, these are people who still love rolls, but are willing to branch out to Salmon and Tuna sashimi, maybe even eel
- The white sushi snob - where you only sit at the sushi bar, will try to order in Japanese and will only order Omakase. These people will often be extremely critical of anyone who eats a roll of any type or does not properly flip the nigiri into their mouths…
An absolutely lovely porcelain sushi set from Austria’s Feinedinge handmade ceramics. The choice of colors and images for the embellishment are beautiful and I would love to have some of these.
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Actually being in “happy circumstances” and expecting a new sushi eating little one - you find weird things like this: The perfect centerpiece at any “Green” baby shower.
A super-modern twist on the diaper cake: Diaper Sushi!™ The perfect gift for hip parents-to-be! Now even babies can enjoy sushi! We don’t really have baby showers in Norway, but if we did - this might be a preferred choice of gift. 
Love sushi? Want to show it off? These plastic sushi platter charm measuring 40×15mm hanging from an 18 inch silver ball chain. I actually think they look a bit cheap, but the ones (we) who are really into sushi collect the weirdest stuff… 
This wonderful sushi t-shirt, depicting fighting sumo wrestlers fighting over the last maki piece. It is so popular that it is sold out in all sizes for men, but there are still some left for us girls. Yeah! I want one!
For the ones who need to bring their own chopsticks out to eat, you now have the option of these fine FlipSticks folding chopsticks. Introducing the world’s first set of bamboo folding chopsticks, Flip Sticks from Brunton is $22 for a pair, and currently it can only be shipped within the U.S.
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Another way of making sushi without having to really make sushi… Sushi@Home is said to help you make sushi either using their “nigiri rice press” to make the perfect nigiri rice block, or with the “Maki Rice Roller” to create the maki of your dreams…
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This ‘Lily pond’ sushi set is new works from tooth-pick-holder-brand alessi, with their designer Stefano Giovannoni and Rumiko Takeda. They will be showing it in collaboration with the National Palace Museum of Taiwan at Macef Milano from january 18- 21, 2008.
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Having a sushi party? Check out this cool toy that came out this summer from toymaker Bandai Namco. It’s an automatic sushi roller–just put seaweed, rice, and your ingredients of choice in the little orange machine, turn the rollers, and voila! You have perfect, tightly rolled whatever-makis in a matter of seconds. The roller is meant to be a toy for 6-12 years old girls, but I guess it serves no harm for people who are looking for a fast sushi snack.
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