This is a stunning wooden sushi mixing bowl made from over 100 year old Kiso Sawara, straight grained Japanese cypress wood, in Japan. With high quality material and craftsmanship, The company Azmaya inherits its sublime design from traditional “Hangiri‘” rice containers perfected over hundreds of years of use in homes and professional kitchens alike. The Azmaya’s sushi mixing bowl offers both the beautiful and functional design that is timeless. It will keep your freshly prepared sushi rice tasting delicious and flavourful between the moment your rice has been cooked and when it is served.

Each bowl is produced using handpicked “kiso sawara” cypress by master Japanese wood artisans. Similar to Hinoki wood, sawara cypress offers a natural antibacterial quality, incredibly resilient against moisture accumulation. Kiso sawara has the advantage of being less likely to impart unwanted flavour into cooked rice, making it an ideal material for food preparation tools and utensils. This type of wood has high acid resistance and makes an excellent and most ideal material for preparing delicious rice mixed with sushi seasoning (such as vinegar) for your special seasonal recipes.

Sawara wood is also said to ‘breathe’ and absorbs excess water, naturally regulating moisture while extracting the intrinsic yet enhanced sweetness of the rice kept safe inside. In the process, the wood helps balance the firmness of sushi rice grains, and maintains these natural flavours long after the cooked rice has cooled.

This sushi mixing bowl can be used not only for sushi rice but also multiple ways in your home, such as a large serving bowl/tray to entertain your favourite platter, noodles, salad, desserts, etc. As long as you look after it well, it will serve you for a life time!