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Japanese Grandma's Yuzu-Scented Mixed Sushi with Red Beans (Kakimaze)
Kakimaze is Tokushima's festive mixed sushi infused with bright yuzu citrus and studded with sweet kintoki beans. Unlike standard chirashi sushi, kakimaze gets its distinctive character from yuzu juice mixed right into the rice.
🧂 Ingredients
servings
* In traditional Japanese grandma cooking, measurements are approximate — think of them as guidelines rather than exact amounts.
| Sushi Rice | |
| Rice | 3 gou (about 540ml) (炊き立てを使う) |
| Rice vinegar | 適量 (前日から水に浸し、弱火でコトコト甘く煮る。1膳に最低5粒は入るように) |
| Fresh yuzu juice | From 2-3 yuzu (The key ingredient) |
| Sugar | 適量 (細かく刻む。戻し汁も使う) |
| Salt | 適量 (細かく刻む) |
| Mix-ins | |
| Kintoki beans | A generous handful (Cooked and sweetened) |
| Carrot | 適量 (Julienned and simmered) |
| Shiitake | 多め (Simmered in sweet soy) |
| Egg ribbons | 適量 (For garnish) |
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Cook rice firm. Mix sushi vinegar with yuzu juice, fold into hot rice.
💡 Use a cutting motion — don't mash
- 2
Prepare toppings: simmer vegetables, cook beans, make egg ribbons.
- 3
Fold beans, carrot, shiitake into rice.
- 4
Garnish with egg ribbons.
💡 Best at room temperature for maximum yuzu fragrance
📖 Memories & Stories
At every family gathering, grandma prepared kakimaze. The kitchen smelled of yuzu as she squeezed fresh juice into the rice. She said yuzu was the soul of the dish — without it, it was just ordinary mixed sushi.
Source: Learned directly from grandmaWritten from memory (Submitted by: みーちゃん)
🍽 Cultural Background
Tokushima is famous for yuzu citrus, and kakimaze showcases it beautifully. The addition of sweet kintoki beans makes this a uniquely Tokushima creation.
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