Sushi – Embodiment of Creative Weight Loss Artistry

The fusion of feeling full and dieting has always been a perpetual conundrum. Let's hear Chef Chen from the restaurant talk about how the Japanese tackle this issue!

Sushi – A Dish Stemming from Farmers' Ingenuity to Help the Japanese Eat Heartily without Fear of Getting Fat

Sushi isn't an extravagant or excessively fancy dish but rather originates from the practical lifestyle of Japanese farmers in the past. As they had to work in the fields regularly, they had to bring lunch with them. This dish had to meet two criteria: convenience, easy to carry, and long-lasting satiety.

That's what we call rice balls.

Originating from the daily life of Japanese farmers…

Afterward, the Japanese began to notice that consuming too much starch in rice could increase the risk of obesity and have detrimental effects on health, so they came up with a solution: mixing rice with a special vinegar to help the acids in the vinegar metabolize the starch components in the rice, avoiding obesity.

Rice is mixed with a special type of vinegar.

Sushi is a combination of the words Vinegar (Su) and Rice (Meshi) in Japanese. This name is given to sushi due to its clever formula for maintaining shape and caring for health.

Mixing rice with vinegar is a smart way to comfortably eat rice until you're full without worrying about gaining weight. However, sushi still has to go through another long journey to be perfected as it is today.

Seaweed 'joins in' to perfect the weight loss secret, protecting health

Seaweed – a food with low calories, low salt, high calcium – has been added to sushi not only to enhance the taste but also to make sushi more nutritious with benefits: Weight loss, lowering blood pressure, detoxifying blood, reducing cholesterol levels in the blood, and cleansing the digestive tract.

Sushi has gradually diversified into various forms

Sushi has also begun to evolve further, with seafood fillings once inside rice balls now transformed into fresh seafood covering the outside, and various fillings inside sushi including live and cooked seafood, meat, vegetables, eggs,...

Enjoying 'no-fear-of-gaining-weight' sushi at Chen By NamChen

 Mr. Dương Tuấn Dũng – Head Chef at Chen By NamChen restaurant – said: 'Although it's said that eating sushi won't make you gain weight, not all sushi you eat will yield this result. For example, sushi you make yourself and sushi at some places may not guarantee the correct standard ingredients like in Japan.'

The rice used for sushi is not the same as the type of rice we usually eat

Mr. Dũng revealed that the rice used for sushi must be cooked but not fully ripe so that the starch in the rice is not completely converted. If the rice is fully cooked, its fat-reducing effect is practically nullified.

Furthermore, not every type of vinegar can be mixed with rice to achieve the fat-reducing effect; it's necessary to use a special vinegar consisting of sugar, salt, mirin,... in specific proportions.

And you must mix the special vinegar, with all the necessary components, in the right proportions

'Currently, at many Japanese restaurants that lack prestige, the sushi you eat may still taste excellent, but if you want to enjoy delicious sushi without worrying about gaining weight, you must seek out Japanese restaurants of high caliber with proper ingredients.' – Mr. Dũng concluded.

In today's society, weight loss, maintaining a good figure, and preserving health are not only top concerns for many women but also recognized by men. Therefore, if you want to enjoy authentic standard sushi that is the 'miracle of dieting while still feeling full and getting enough nutrients,' then choose large, reputable restaurants protected by the law and highly regarded by the culinary community like Chen By NamChen!

Sushi ensures quality, meeting the standards set by the head chef of Chen By NamChen himself

You can enjoy dozens of delicious sushi dishes, in various forms, for prices starting from only 55,000 VNĐ/plate at 3 exclusive locations in Hanoi of Chen By NamChen: No. 18 Doan Tran Nghiep, the new branch at 43 Giang Vo, and the branch at 116 Hoang Ngan will open this winter.