Sharpen for New Years

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(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) We start every year as a family, preparing delicious traditional Japanese food for family and friends in Los Angeles. This New Year was no exception. For the past two years, I’ve posted some of our food photographs from the 2011 and 2012 celebrations. It’s a really … Read More

Thirsty?

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We’re traveling in Arizona and had dinner at one of our favorite Japanese restaurant in Sedona. Something about my glass of water made me want to take out my iPhone and take this shot.

Tuna

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(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) I love the color and texture of this sliced tuna (Maguro). It had been sliced to make into Nigri sushi. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/60 sec at f/4, ISO 200 with a diffused flash bounced off the ceiling. (Scroll down, or, click on the Title … Read More

Makizushi

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(Click on a photo to enlarge it.) Makizushi is sushi made as rolls and then sliced. These photos show vegetable Makizushi. They are made with Kanpyo, a gourd (the brown), takuan, pickled daikon (yellow), spinach (green), shiitake mushroom (light brown), cucumber (light green) and carrot (orange). Clicking on the images will enlarge them. (Scroll down, or, click on the Title of … Read More