Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima (left) and auction winner Graig Fantuzzi of Boston (right) get a sushi-making lesson from chef Youji Iwakura at Basho Japanese Brasserie.
(Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff)
For Sox pitcher, sushi is a hit
Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima (left) and auction winner Graig Fantuzzi of Boston (right) get a sushi-making lesson from chef Youji Iwakura at Basho Japanese Brasserie.
(Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff)
Hideki Okajima, out of uniform, looks on intently as chef Youji Iwakura demonstrates how to spread sushi rice on a sheet of nori, the paper-thin dried seaweed, then sprinkle it with toasted sesame seeds, flip it over, add crab stick, julienned cucumber, and slices of avocado to turn out a California roll. (Full article: 710 words)
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