Need help with a sushi themed party for my daughter’s Sweet 16.?
I want to make some sort of invitation that looks like a sushi roll or something along those lines. I have the cake covered but wanted to do something a little different with the food. Do you think the girls making their own non-raw sushi would be fun for them, i was thinking about ordering a plater of sushi from a local restaurant but at $65 i would hate for it to go to waste. What about decorations? Paper lanterns? I was also thinking of making candy sushi rice=rice treats with marshmallows, seaweed wrap=fruit by the foot, swedish fish, gummy sharks and worms…etc. Any other Ideas????
The sushi idea is great. Other food/snacks you can have are edemames and the Asian snack mix. You can get a 5lb bag of edemames at Costco for about 5 bucks and the same goes for the snack mix. There’s also this Japanese ice cream called Mochi ice cream that you can have as well. They’re these little balls of ice cream wrapped in a doughy substance and they’re really good. They’re a bit hard to find at stores though. And I’ve made sushi candy before as well, but instead of fruit by the foot I used fruit roll ups. They’re much wider and you can roll a big roll and then cut them into the individual rolls, much like actual sushi. And you can also place red vines and sour patch licorice inside with the Swedish fish. You might even want to switch the two concepts, buy inexpensive sushi platters for them to eat and have them roll out the candy sushi themselves. I only say that because real sushi is tough to roll. I’ve done it a couple of times and the end result is not very pleasant. But its fun to do.
As far as invitations go, I’d suggest personalizing fortune cookies with the party information and sticking them inside small Chinese take-out containers. Then she can personally hand those out to her friends. I know fortune cookies are Chinese oriented and sushi is Japanese, but it’s still within the Asian scope. Anyways, it’s very inexpensive and something I haven’t seen done before.
http://www.personalized-fortune-cookies.com/index.php
http://asianideas.com/chtaoutbo.html
You can also purchase the containers from craft stores like Michael’s and Joann’s Fabric or party stores like Party America. Maybe even stick some candy sushi inside the container with the fortune cookie as well.
Decorations can be found at any party supply store. Or you can go to Asian markets to get ideas/supplies from them. I was at Target not too long ago and they have this dollar section at the front of the store. I was browsing through it and they had complete sets of sushi ware, priced individually that is. Everything from the sushi trays to the mats and cups. You might want to check your local Target. That’d be a nice touch. Then each guest could take their set home. Dont forget to get chop sticks as well.
Lastly, I wouldn’t encourage the guest to dress in Japanese attire only because it might discourage some people from attending. Whether because they’re not into “dressing up” or they simply can’t afford to so they dont attend.
Anyhow, hope this helped. Good Luck!
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