![]() ![]() Shota came up with an innovative method of preparing the dish without the use of traditional sauce. The newcomer Shota was disadvantaged as it would take years to brew a decent sauce. All Japanese chefs serving eels are expected to brew their own sauce, which is maintained continuously through adding new stock. The contest favoured Yasuto who revealed he had been brewing his own eel sauce for the past three years - the gravy was a crucial component of preparing the dish. The subject was the second round was unagi. It also shook him up and reassess his own approach towards life. Despite using an inferior sub-species of the sea bream, Shota won by employing a superior cooking technique. Shota's friends managed to find one for him but it was stolen by Yasuto to use in the contest. Both contenders had to source for the fish themselves. In the first round, the subject sea bream was deliberately chosen as it was out of season. He announced a three-round contest between them to select the representative of O Sushi in the forthcoming Tokyo sushi competition. Seigoro Otori quietly assessed the situation and decided the best way for Shota to master the trade quickly was to allow the rivalry between Shota and Yasuto to develop for the two spur each other. The two most senior disciples in O Sushi, Masaji Fujita (藤田政二 Fujita Masaji) and Hidemasa Okamura (岡村秀政 Okamura Hidemasa) were friendly and helpful, but the third disciple, Yasuto Saji (佐治安人 Saji Yasuto), frequently bullied the newcomer Shota and the other young apprentice Shingo Obata (小畑慎吾 Obata Shingo). In Tokyo, Shota faced numerous obstacles and realised being a successful sushi master was a lot more than just knowing how to prepare tasty sushi. Genji agreed, realising that Shota would need the greater exposure in Tokyo in order to develop himself to face the challenge of reviving the family business. He offered to take on Shota as an apprentice. Seigoro Otori was owner of O Sushi (鳳寿司), a famous establishment in Tokyo. Despite not winning, Shota impressed one of the judges, Seigoro Otori. In an attempt to save the family business, Shota took over his father's, Genji Sekiguchi's, place in a local sushi competition after his father was injured. To make matters worse, Shota's mother suffered from incurable illness which drained the family of their savings and disrupted his father's earnings. ![]() The business was badly affected by the encroachment of Sasa Zushi (笹寿司), a sushi-chain conglomerate which sought to dominate the market by offering cheaper mass-produced sushi, glitzier facades and suppressing prices of ingredients through bulk purchases. ![]() Shota Sekiguchi's family operated a small sushi shop (巴寿司) in the small city of Otaru, Hokkaido. A sequel continued with him being the Tokyo representative in the national competition, to keep a promise for a re-match with his rival Saji Yasuto. The manga series ended when Shota won the regional sushi competition in Tokyo. It was later adapted into TV series, produced by Fuji TV. "Shōta's Sushi") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a teen boy Shota Sekiguchi (関口将太 Sekiguchi Shōta) and his journey from an apprentice to become a sushi chef. Shōta no Sushi: Kokoro ni Hibiku Shari no Aji ![]()
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