Temarizushi by chef Kazuhiro FUJIEDA

From today on until December, we welcome Japanese cuisine fans and chefs-to-be with a series of recipes from the Washoku area at Japan Expo 16th Impact last July.

Today, chef Kazuhiro FUJIEDA is unveiling the recipe of temarizushi with comté cheese, walnuts, and dry figs. Not bad for Christmas dinner, don't you think?!

And to find out one more Christmas recipe, come visit us next week!

For the sumeshi (vinegar-flavored rice for sushi)　       　

• 300g Japanese rice
• 340cl water
• 1tsp powder curcuma 

Seasoning           　          　

• 3tbsp rice vinegar
• 1tsp salt
• 3tsp sugar
• 40g comté cheese
• 2 dry figs
• Mint     
• 10 walnuts

Cooking the sumeshi

• Rinse the 300g rice. Remove the water right away.
• Rinse the rice 3 or 4 times.
• Soak the rice in water for 40 minutes to 1 hour.
• Put the rice in a saucepan with the 360cl of water. Cover.
• Cook the rice for 5 to 7 minutes on high heat. When the water’s boiling, lower the heat. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes on low heat.
• Remove the saucepan from fire. Leave the rice for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Mix the ingredients for the seasoning and add it to the rice.
• Mix and leave to cool down. 

Preparing the temarizushi        

• Make balls with the rice with wax paper.
• Decorate with the comté cheese, figs, walnuts, and mint.

Enjoy! And tell us what it was like in the comments when you try it.

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In 2015, chef Kazuhiro FUJIEDA opened his own restaurant, Plume. In the past, he worked as a chef at Au Clocher de Montmartre (2013-2015), at Chamarré Montmartre (2008-2013), and at Moulin de la Galette (2006-2008) and L’Arpège (2002). He studied at Tsuji’s cuisine school (1998-2000).