One of my favorite things to do is date night with my husband, but our date nights are a little different than the conventional candle lit dinner. We like to get our hands dirty with classes and quick weekend trips away.
Hatsune’s sushi making class is one of those unconventional date night ideas that’s delicious and fun. Sushi is one of those things that’s easy to make, but difficult to perfect. Sitting across from Wang Meng and Wang Xiao Man, I kept on asking myself one question – why haven’t I taken this class sooner? It’ so much fun!
Arts and crafts aren’t just for kids. Sticking your hands in the rice and creating your own signature sushi roll brings out the child in us all.
Owner and our sushi teacher for the night, Alan Wong starts the class with a quick intro on how the Californian style rolls were invented by Japanese immigrants back in the 60s as way of introducing their cuisine to Americans who, back then, weren’t too keen on trying raw fish.
Following a thorough sanitation how-to that’ll make a surgeon proud, we’re off to make our first roll of the night – the simple hand roll.
Hatsune’s Californian style rolls have been famous in Beijing for years, and for their sushi class, they prepared the ingredients of a few of their all-time best sellers.
This class isn’t about turning you into the next Nobu Matsuhisa. You will get the gist of sushi making, but perfecting it is going to take a lot longer than a two hour class at Hatsune. This class is all about fun and letting your inner creative foodie run wild. After three rolls Wang gave up following instructions and had a great time mixing up a really tasty looking mini poke bowl while I made some sort of avocado mashup that also turned out delicious.
Hatsune Sanlitun
Daily 11am – 10pm, 3F Sanlitun South Taikoo Li, Chaoyang District, 6415 3939
Photos: Mina Yan
