Charlie Sheen's Hand-Crank Nigiri Sushi Machine?
So, I was watching the movie "Wall Street" the other day... yeah, the one with Michael Douglas.
At one point Charlie Sheen and Daryl Hannah are making sushi for dinner in Sheen's totally awesome 80's decorated hi-rise apartment and they use this little hand-crank nigiri sushi forming machine.
Fast forward two days, and I'm still poking around the internet to confirm the existence of such an amazing little contraption. So far no such luck!
Can anybody confirm the actual existence of this magical device?
Do(or did) any of you own one?
How much did that puppy cost?
i'm just wondering and i thought you guys would be the ones in the know!
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9 Comments:
There are nigiri molds where you just press and it shapes the nigiri for you but I've never seen a hand crank gadget for the purpose
But...there's this:BANDAI Futomaki/Norimaki maker
fuuchan at 12:53AM on 07/04/09
Like this?
gingercookiewithlime at 3:56AM on 07/04/09
Maybe the SHAMWOW guy will invent one.
chardonnay at 10:17AM on 07/04/09
OMG. that Bandai maki maker commercial is adorable! Japan is awesome.
The gadget i'm looking for was machine to make rice balls for nigiri, not maki. It looked like it had a hopper on the top for the rice and then the little perfect ovals of rice popped out the bottom when you turn the crank.
andshewas at 11:22AM on 07/04/09
I hunt it down for you..
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/127/127123/index-2.html
They said it was discontinued after 2 years. sorry!
commercial ones are still sold, though.
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/127/127123/
I know of nigiri molds that @fuuchan mentioned.
It seems like a lot of English online shops are mixing up Onigiri and nigiri, so just be careful not to get the rice ball (=onigiri) molds. they are way too big.
hmw0029 at 11:38AM on 07/04/09
Thanks hmw!
the google translation of that page is a riot.
I still can't figure out what the machine was called.
andshewas at 12:01PM on 07/04/09
LOL, the google translation is horrible and hilarious!!!!
it's called "Nigirikko" (not Girikko), and the American comedian's name is Kent Derricott. he apparently did TV commercial for the sushi maker but I was too young to remember that.
hmw0029 at 1:06PM on 07/04/09
have you checked out this - it is for nigiri
http://www.sushisushi.co.uk/store/gbu0-prodshow/NIGIRI_PRESS.html
khfrisco at 2:57PM on 07/04/09
The simple press nigiri molds (the non electric types) can be found at bigger H marts. I haven't seen them at Mitsuwa, surprisingly enough.
But the kitchenwares sections of H Marts often have all kinds of neat food gadgets.
fuuchan at 2:43AM on 07/05/09