Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto Made This Adorable Miniature Sushi Set
Perhaps inspired by Ginji, the bartending Japanese hamster who runs his own little izakaya, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto shared this adorable and tiny sushi plate with his Twitter followers this morning:
My miniature #sushi set, but each fish is real. Can you tell which one is which? pic.twitter.com/bnTr3TDlL7
— Chef Morimoto (@chef_morimoto) December 8, 2014
As you can see, the entire 21-piece sushi platter is barely bigger than a dollar bill, but was made from real fish and seafood, plus wasabi and ginger, of course.
Twitter user @TheIrisOfInfamy tried their hand at identifying the full set:
@chef_morimoto Maki is tunax3,calix3? Sushi is tuna surfclam salmon squid shrimp mackerel tako crab tamago fattytuna mackerel redtail...
— °◇PROUD MOTHER◇° (@TheIrisOfInfamy) December 8, 2014
@chef_morimoto ...salmon roe tako tobiko?
— °◇PROUD MOTHER◇° (@TheIrisOfInfamy) December 8, 2014
Which was almost exactly right:
@TheIrisOfInfamy The last three pieces are tobiko, ikura, and uni. But you got most correct!!
— Chef Morimoto (@chef_morimoto) December 8, 2014
Maybe the next time we see one of chef Morimoto's tiny sushi sets, he'll be partnering up with Ginji as his barkeep, or maybe that other tiny hamster who beat world champion eater Takeru Kobayashi at a hot-dog-eating contest.
Would Morimoto beat the hamster in a tiny sushi eating contest? Hopefully we'll find out soon.