sushi

Designer-rolled sushi, anyone?

Is there any other way to roll a sushi roll apart from using the Japanese bamboo mat? If you're a traditionalist or purist when it comes to the art of maki making, look away. But if you're game for a fun interpretation of a sushi roller machine, check out this odd-looking device from German-based studio Osko + Deichmann. It's slated for showcase in June at the Kitchen Ecology Exhibition in Los Angeles.

There's just no way to do full justice to how this machine works, except to show it in pictures. Which is exactly what the studio has done in a step-by-step gallery. In fact, if you're feeling really bored this weekend, you could print this out in color and turn it into a flip book of moving images. More photos after the jump.… Read more

Serve sushi at home

While I've made a goal of learning to roll sushi myself, I like using sushi servingware even when I don't have sushi to put on it. It's perfect for small appetizers and finger food--and the limits of a typical sushi board make portion control easy. The Ming Tsai Traditional Sushi Board is particularly elegant: It's made entirely of bamboo and has a built-in well that allows you to serve soy and other dipping sauces right on the board, eliminating the need to dirty extra dishes. The Ming Tsai Traditional Sushi Board is 7 inches by 13 … Read more

Sushezi shoots out tubes of sushi

I can't tell if I like this idea or not. I suppose since it involves the making of sushi, I'll just have to give it a thumbs up. However, I don't think it's quite sushi-sushi, if you don't have to roll it up.

Usually sushi is formed in a bamboo mat covered with plastic wrap. You place the vinegared rice--with or without sugar--and fish in a sheet of nori, add some vegetables if you like, then roll it up. And there you have sushi. I'm not sure why you need a device for handling … Read more

Chopsticks for dummies

If you haven't learned how to use chopsticks, you can stop feeling profoundly ashamed and start celebrating. Meet the Tukaani, a device that works the same way as the finger-twisting tools that accompany your lo mein and sesame chicken, but saves you the embarrassment of not knowing how do what every child in China can.

The designer, Lincoln Kayiwa of the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, started his own product design company called KAYIWA. KAYIWA, according to Lincoln's Web site, is the "epitome of novelty, aesthetics, functionality and environmental friendliness." This mantra translates into … Read more

The 404 170: Where we brush our teeth with roast beef

Wilson can't make it to the show again because of his ongoing illness, so everyone send us a voice mail wishing our buddy well wishes and a speedy return back to The 404! Dan the Mantern takes time out of his busy schedule of doughnut runs and paper stapling to fill in and give us some laughs on this overcast Monday. We recap our weekend adventures, talk about the dangers of kidnapping a virtual lion, send our condolences to the hungry worker bees at Google, protect ourselves from exploding iPods, and perform reveal the first ever sushi DNA test!… Read more

Video: Man eats more than 140 pieces of sushi to promote video game

Earlier today, competitive eater Tim Janus (aka "Eater X") made a guest appearance at the Nintendo Media summit in downtown San Francisco to show off his prowess eating Sushi rolls. Nintendo's public relations had put together a "guess how many jelly beans are in the jar" situation by making attendees estimate the number of sushi rolls Janus would be consuming within a six minute time frame to promote Mastif-Games' new title Major League Eating: The Game of which Janus appears as a playable character.

To everyone's surprise, Janus managed to wolf down 14 plates … Read more

The myth of the Ninja Hacker

Washington D.C. -- On Wednesday, in a talk at Black Hat D.C. 2008, two researchers set out to see whether phishing sites were created by the "Einsteinian, ninja hackers that the media makes them out to be."

In a talk titled "Bad Sushi: Beating Phishers at their own game," Nitesh Dhanjani and Billy Rios found not a sophisticated gang of elite coders, but hundreds of bad coders all copying one another, and often stealing from each other.

Dhanjani and Rios expressed disapproval of antiphishing products that use black lists to block known phishing sites. … Read more