Hello everybody.

My name's Mr. Ballam.

Thanks very much for joining me today.

In our lesson today, we're going to be making simple sushi.

Doesn't that sound amazing? So what are we going to learn? Well, by the end of this lesson, you'll be able to make simple sushi yourself.

Would it be amazing, won't it? So let's look at some keywords, and for this lesson we've got two keywords.

The first one is Japan.

And do you know Japan? That's right.

It's a country, isn't it? It's a country in East Asia, and we're going to be exploring some of the food from Japan.

The other key word is sushi, and this is a traditional Japanese dish made with rice.

So we're going to be making a traditional sushi from Japan.

Wow, this lesson sounds fantastic, doesn't it? Right, let's get started with the first part of the lesson, which is all about recipe origins and inspiration.

Now, there are lots of different types of foods eaten around the world, and many countries are known for their great food.

Let's look at some examples together.

The first one is this from India.

What is it, do you think? Yes, it's an amazing curry, isn't it? With some wonderful rice and naan bread.

How about this one? We've just been talking about this one.

Can you remember the name? Yes, that's right.

It's sushi from Japan.

Or how about this one from Italy? I bet you've all had some of this, haven't you? Yes, that's pizza.

And this one? Hmm.

It's a bit more tricky this one, isn't it? From Thailand, but it looks like Pad Thai.

Well done if you got that one correct.

And lastly, or I like these from Mexico.

These are called tacos.

That's right.

Well done.

So there are lots of countries that are known for their great food, and sometimes what we eat is inspired by foods from different countries in lots of different ways.

So for example, it might be by the ingredients that they use, like different herbs and spices perhaps, or perhaps how it is made.

So for example, here it might be stir fried in a wok.

So what food do you like from around the world? Have you got some favourites? I bet you have.

I've got quite a few.

We might also get inspired from food from different countries by the following.

So it might be about how it looks.

I mean, don't these look amazing? I could definitely be inspired to make something different from those or perhaps how it tastes.

So a different flavour or perhaps it could be even the smell.

And what food do you like the look and taste of? Can you name some? Right, let's see if you've been listening, shall we? So look at this food.

And where in the world do you think this is from, traditionally? Is it a, b or c? Yes, that's right.

It's Italy, isn't it? It's a pizza we can see.

And it's from Italy, but they're made all around the world now.

So as we've mentioned today we're going to be making simple sushi.

And sushi is a traditional dish from the country, Japan.

And sushi is traditionally made with rice and other ingredients, often raw fish.

You can see it in the picture here.

But Japan has lots of other dishes too, like a ramen or perhaps tempura.

There are different types of sushi as well.

We're only gonna be making one type, but there's this type here which is called nigiri, which is a fish on top of a piece of rice, or perhaps it's sashimi, which doesn't have rice at all.

This is just the fish.

Or perhaps it could be maki where it's rolled up.

And that's the sort of thing that we're going to be making.

Don't they look delicious? But what's Sam asking here, "Is sushi always made with raw fish?" So what do you think? Oh no, other ingredients also used, things like vegetables, for example, or fruit, egg or cooked fish and meat, they're also used.

And lots of different ingredients are used in sushi, not just raw fish.

Let's see if you've been listening.

So sushi always contains raw fish.

Is that true of false? That's right.

It's false, isn't it? And why? Well, sushi comes with a range of different types of foods, and it could include things like cucumber, avocado, and cooked prawns.

So there are lots of different fillings, not only raw fish, well done if you got that correct.

So we're going to be making a simple sushi, which is inspired by sushi from Japan, and we are going to be using rice, vegetables, and tuna fish.

And you can use lots of other ingredients too, just ask your teacher.

Now, before we make our sushi, we're going to have a little go of being creative, and Izzy and Alex here are going to be making some simple sushi and they want some ideas to help them.

Can you help? So they want to come up with three different ideas.

And for each idea, you need to suggest three fillings.

Two of those fillings need to be a fruit or vegetable.

Good luck.

Pause the video and we'll come back and look at some examples together.

Okay, so how did you get on? Shall we have a look at an example? Here's some examples that you could put.

There's so many that you could have selected.

So let's have a look here, shall we? So Sushi 1, red pepper, sweet corn, and hummus.

Hmm, but that's delicious.

Or Sushi 2, celery, apple and cheese.

Hmm, bet that's nice and crunchy.

Or the third one is tomato, onion, and ham.

Well that sounds much more traditional.

What did you do? I bet you come up with some really creative ideas, didn't you, to make your wonderful sushi and also to help Izzy and Alex.

Now let's move on to the second part of the lesson, which is all about making and evaluating your simple sushi.

To make your simple sushi, you're going to be grating.

So we're going to be grating some carrots.

So we need to be careful when we use a grater because it's sharp and we need to hold it down firmly on a chopping ball.

But remember, the grater is sharp, so we need to be careful.

Let's look at an example of someone using a grater so that's holding it down on the chopping board firmly, and they're gently rubbing the carrot down the grater to put it into small pieces.

So you continue this to grate as much carrot as you need, and then you can lift the grater up and you can see the carrot.

Let's have a quick check, shall we? So what is this used for? Look at the piece of equipment.

Is it used for, a, slicing, b, mixing, or c, grating? That's right.

It's used for grating.

And why is that? Well, the piece of equipment is called a grater, that's right.

Well done if you got that one correct.

What else are we going to do to make our simple sushi? Well, we're going to be slicing and we're going to be using the bridge hold and the claw grip.

So first of all, here's the bridge hold.

Do you remember this? Let's have a quick look together to see how it's done.

So the pupil here is holding the tomato down firmly on the chopping board.

They're gonna make their hand into a bridge, their thumb and fingers each side, and then just quickly run the knife through.

So it's a very safe way of cutting.

Make a bridge and then run the knife through.

The other cutting technique is called the claw grip.

Let's see how this is done.

The pupil carefully holds the cucumber, making a claw with one hand, and then carefully slices the knife down to make the little cucumber circles.

So it's a safe cutting technique, so when we use the bridge hold and the claw grip, we're going to be slicing the cucumber into sticks.

You'll do brilliantly, I'm sure.

Just be careful, the knife is sharp.

What else are we going to do to make our simple sushi? We're going to be spreading.

We're going to be spreading the rice on the cling film.

Let's have a quick look.

So here's the rice going on and then making it into a rectangle shape.

And they're just using the sides of their hands to make sure the rice is a nice rectangle shape.

And the rice is all pressed down nice and firmly on the cling film.

So we're going to be spreading the rice with our hands.

And Lucas has got a top tip for you here.

It'd be a little bit easier if your hands are a little bit damp.

What else are we going to do? Well, we're going to arrange the ingredients that we've prepared.

So we're going to put the ingredients in a row.

So here's the carrot, here's the cucumber on top.

And lastly, here's the tuna fish.

Hmm, that looks good.

So we're going to arrange the carrot, the cucumber, and tuna fish in a line across the rice, but don't add too much because it will fall out the edges and it'll be very difficult to roll up.

What else are we going to be doing? We're going to be rolling.

We're going to roll up the sushi.

So we start to roll the sushi, moving it over a bit like a Swiss roll, and we continue it until it's all rolled up together.

And when we finished rolling up, we're going to slice it into four equal pieces.

Sometimes it helps if the sushi roll has been in the fridge, just to get cold.

So let's check if you've been listening to that, shall we? So what's happening here, is it, a, rolling-down, b, rolling-up or c, rubbing-in? That's right.

It's B, isn't it? It's rolling up.

They're rolling up their sushi roll, just to make it look really pretty and keep all the ingredients inside.

Right, let's get started now with our cooking, shall we? So we're going to follow the recipe to make our simple sushi, but before you cook, I want you to make sure you are ready to cook.

And that's doing things like tying back your long hair, removing your jumper, washing your hands, and putting on a clean apron.

Also, you need to make sure you've got your ingredients and your equipment ready.

And then as you prepare and cook, I want you to be safe and hygienic.

So to be clean.

And I want you to think about your food skills you are using.

Do you remember? You are going to be think things, like grating and arranging and rolling up.

I'm sure you do brilliantly.

Now let's have a look at the ingredients, the equipment, and the method.

So here's the ingredients and the equipment that you need to have.

Now, you might want to pause the video while you get these ready.

And here's the method.

So I want you to follow the method and work safely to make some brilliant, simple sushi.

Pause the video and we'll come back to see how you've done.

Good luck to you.

So how did you get on? Did you enjoy it? I bet your sushi looks amazing and you see mine here on the screen.

I really enjoyed making mine.

So let's look at the steps that you took to make some wonderful simple sushi.

So the first thing is that you sliced the cucumber into sticks using the bridge hold and claw grip.

We then grated the carrots, then we put the cling film on top of the square just so we could see the area we were working in.

We then spread the rice evenly over the square and pushed it down to make sure that it was all firmly together.

And then we arranged the carrot, the cucumber, and the tuna fish just in the line over the rice.

Then we rolled everything up to make a nice sushi roll, and then we removed the cling film and we sliced it into four equal size portions.

I bet your sushi looks absolutely terrific.

Well done, and I hope you enjoy eating it too.

Next, I want you to rate how your sushi looks, smells and tastes.

I want you just to tick under the smiley face, which best meets what you think it looks, smells and tastes like.

And also just tell me why, you might wanna pause the video now while you do this.

Good luck to you.

Okay, let's look at an example together, shall we? So this sushi, it looks really good.

They've put it under the big smiley face.

And why? Well, it looks colourful.

What about the smell? Hmm.

They're not too sure either.

They've put it in the middle.

And why is that? Well, they like the smell of cucumber, but not tuna fish.

And how about the taste? Well, they love the taste.

It's under the really smiley face and it's, they saying, "It tastes lovely.

I like the carrot." So how did you do? Did you manage to rate your simple sushi? I bet you did really, really well.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed this lesson all about simple sushi and we've learned so much, haven't we, by going through this.

For example, we know that there are lots of different foods eaten around the world and that food can be inspired by other foods in different countries and that we can make simple sushi.

And we use these food skills, we spread the rice, we sliced the cucumber, we grated the carrot, we arranged the cucumber, carrot and tuna on top of the rice, and then we rolled everything up and we sliced it into even-sized sushi.

Brilliant.

Well done.

I think you've been amazing today and are really pleased with what you've been able to achieve.

I hope you enjoy me again for another cooking and nutrition lesson very soon.

Take care.

Bye.