Episode Details

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about what it's like doing an intensive sushi preparation course with Travin Keith, owner of Sushi Kita in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  

👉Topics Discussed

• Where Miyagi Prefecture is located
• What it was like trying to open a ramen shop in Kosovo
• The problems with trying to open a ramen shop in Kosovo
• Why Travin decided to learn how to prepare sushi in Japan
• What to expect when taking a two month intensive sushi preparation course in Japan
• What were the challenges of learning how to become a sushi chef
• About cooking rice for the first time
• Why Travin decided to open a sushi shop in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Travin's plans for Sushi Kita
• About Ishinomori Shotaro's various museums
• About "good morning socks"
• And much more!

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