A Taste of Japan

 Arigato Bonnie San!  We had our "Taste of Japan" on Monday and had our very first experience making sushi.  It is always so interesting to talk to the children about this before the day actually arrives and then to watch them when we help make the sushi.  You would think you might hear a lot of "yucks" but it never happens.  The children get so excited and have a blast with the sticky rice and the seaweed.  AND most of them actually taste the sushi.  Now, not everyone likes it... but we have a few children who actually discover that it really does taste delicious.

 We start our day by preparing our table... a representation of the flag of Japan, and then we all take turns working in pairs to make our sushi.  Sticky rice is exactly as the name suggests... STICKY!!  We had to dip our hands a lot to keep this process going.

So when the sushi was prepared, we all enjoyed our meal together.  We used our very best manners and tried something new and different and had a great day.    The "Taste of Japan" is ICHIBAN!!!

 Thank you to those who helped make our day so much easier by helping in all of the preparation and making our sushi.  We love Bonnie San for taking the time each week to teach us about Japan.