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To celebrate 10 years as sister cities, Taoyuan and Chiba combined their culinary traditions in a delicious and beautiful meal. Two experts from the Chiba Traditional Local Cuisine Study Group were invited to come to Taiwan to teach local students how to make Futomaki Matsuri Sushi, a dish that arranges rice and other ingredients to make delicate patterns that emerge once the sushi roll is cut. Of course, the rice used to fill the rolls was none other than an award-winning variety from Taoyuan.

Students look transfixed as the instructors arrange rice and dried gourd strips on a sheet of nori and layer them up with omelet and bamboo shoots. One final squeeze, and this delicious and beautiful roll is ready to serve.

This is not your regular sushi roll. Cut into it to reveal a delicate flower artfully arranged in the cross-section. This is one of the most representative foods from Chiba Prefecture in Japan: Futomaki Matsuri Sushi.

Student
Learning to make sushi
I didn’t know Japan had these traditional rolls. It looks simple, but you have to learn a lot of techniques to create the pattern at the end.

Student
Learning to make sushi
It was all very new to me, as it was my first time making them. You have to pay attention to detail. One small mistake can ruin the design and make it ugly.

Taoyuan and Chiba became sister cities in 2016. To celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the friendship, Taoyuan organized workshops with two experts from the Chiba Traditional Local Cuisine Study Group to teach school students how to make traditional Futomaki Matsuri Sushi. For students, it was a chance to learn about a unique aspect of Japanese culture and broaden their international outlook.

Ishibashi Kyoko
Chiba Traditional Local Cuisine Study Group
The students were a bit reserved at first, but now they all seem very happy. I was surprised that they kept taking photos before digging in. They all were very charming and straightforward.

The rice used in the workshops was none other than Taoyuan No. 3 rice, which won a gold award at a competition in Japan last year. Techniques from Chiba and produce from Taoyuan came together to show that Taoyuan’s rice has a place in international cuisine.

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