Fluke Nigiri

Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    pieces
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Sushi Master: An expert guide to sourcing, making and enjoying sushi at home

By Nick Sakagami

Published 2019

  • About

In this recipe, go light on the wasabi. Why? With white-fleshed fish, such as the fluke used here, you taste wasabi more than with oily fish, such as toro. This is because wasabi stimulates your senses through the nose rather than through the tongue. The oil from toro covers up the scent of wasabi, therefore you “taste” wasabi less than when you’re eating a white fish such as fluke. Alternatively, you can replace the wasabi here with an even smaller amount of