From Tokyo's sushi bars
to your kitchen.
My obsession with sushi started long before Smart Sushi Chef. During my studies I spent months in Tokyo eating at a different restaurant almost every day - chasing the perfect bite, watching chefs work, trying to understand what made the difference.
Returning to Europe, local sushi just couldn't compare. So I started making it myself - and discovered how difficult it was to find the right tools.
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How Smart Sushi Chef came to be
After Tokyo, I returned to Europe and spent several years working in some of the continent's best sushi restaurants. I trained under Japanese chefs, learned to prepare rice properly, how to break down whole tuna, and the meditative discipline behind katsuramuki - the ancient technique of peeling cucumbers into paper-thin continuous sheets using a single blade.
Every professional kitchen I worked in had the same problem: katsuramuki took years to master and most chefs cut themselves badly learning it. The tools available simply didn't work.
So I designed one myself, and spent two years prototyping, testing, and refining it. The result was the Kappa Kanpeki: a precision guide system that makes katsuramuki achievable for any home cook with a sharp knife.
The product is IP-protected across the EU and US - registered design and trademark - and has sold to customers in 23 countries. It remains the only device of its kind in the world.
"Smart Sushi Chef grew out of a simple frustration: the best sushi tools existed only in professional kitchens in Japan. I wanted to change that - to bring the tools that serious chefs actually use into homes and restaurants across Europe."
Smart Sushi Chef is registered in Prague, Czech Republic. We source products directly from Japan, China, and European specialist manufacturers - curating each one against a single standard: would a professional sushi chef trust it?
We're a small team with a network of advisors, suppliers, and collaborators across Europe and Japan. Every SKU in our catalogue has been tested, used, and approved by someone who has worked in a professional sushi kitchen.
What we stand for
The team
A two-person team in Prague, a chef and a sales lead, with the makers and suppliers behind every product.
Ready to explore the range?
100+ tools, each one tested in a working kitchen before it made the shelf.