Decorative Sushi Making Class: Kazari Maki Zushi

The next Kazari Maki Zushi workshop is on Saturday, December 12, and the theme is Christmas. You'll roll a jolly Santa Claus and a Christmas tree. Slice the roll open and the picture is there, all the way through, in every piece.Impress your friends with what you learn about this Kazari Maki-Zushi class! These two kinds of character sushi for this class are made with natural ingredients (as listed below) that taste great, just like regular sushi! By manipulating the natural colors of each ingredient, you can design an interesting and delicious sushi piece. The cute designs on these colorful sushi can be made easily, so no sushi-making experience is required and it’s a good way to impress your friends at any party!Kazari Maki-Zushi is a patterned or decorative sushi that is derived from the several sushi techniques such as Saiku sushi and Futomaki sushi. It is undoubtedly sushi, but the appearance and design of each roll are filled with endless possibilities! A Kazari Maki-Zushi’s design can be anything – flowers, fruit, animals, words and even logos! Whatever your creativeness allows, Kazari Maki-Zushi can be almost anything. Using various natural colors of ingredients you see every day, Kazari Maki-Zushi is a fun way to play around with sushi designs. This food and art form has been developed for over 150 years, and still, new ideas are created everyday in Japan. And it’s even a great way to show off your artistic skills at parties or potlucks!Although it looks difficult, this decorative sushi is very simple and easy to make! No prior experience is necessary as it involves a different process than creating regular sushi. Making Kazari Maki-Zushi is much like building with Legos, where each piece is stacked to make a picture! Kazari Maki-Sushi represents an important unique aspect in Japanese food – not only in taste, but also in the beautiful visual appearance that serves to please those who enjoy it. Making Kazari Maki-Zushi is also a great way to enjoy company, whether it be friends or family and is especially popular with kids! This fun activity is perfect for team building activities, birthday party ideas, and more.Even if your homemade Kazari Maki-Zushi isn’t well-prepared, the process of making and seeing your finished pieces on the dining table creates joy for all who see (and eat) it!For the December 12th class, you'll make a Santa Claus roll and a Christmas tree roll. Beet powder brings the red, seaweed powder brings the green, nori draws the outlines, and cheese, fish sausage, egg, pickled ginger and pickled burdock root add the details. No food coloring needed.Ingredients:

• Sushi rice
• Seaweed (nori)
• Seaweed powder
• Beet powder
• Sesame seeds
• Eggs
• Mayonnaise
• Cheese
• Fish sausage
• Seasoned fried tofu (inari)
• Red pickled ginger (beni shoga)
• Pickled wild burdock root (yamagobo)

Please note: this session uses fish (fish sausage), wheat and soy (the fish sausage contains wheat gluten and soy protein; the seasoned fried tofu is made from soy), egg (eggs, mayonnaise), dairy (cheese) and sesame (sesame seeds). Please let us know in advance if you have a food allergy.

Upcoming dates for Decorative Sushi Making Class: Kazari Maki Zushi

Times are New York time. Dates and prices as of 14 Nov 2026, 9:08pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 12 Dec 2026 and 12 Dec 2026.

• Sat, Dec 12 2026, 11am-12:30pm (Santa and tree)

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