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Sushi chef's best friend.

Professional Japanese kitchen tools, curated, tested, and invented by someone who's spent the hours on the line. From our flagship Kappa Kanpeki to imported knives and precision equipment.

3× faster cucumber prep
Speed, precision, consistency
2,500+
Units sold
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Perfectly sliced cucumbers
Ships from Prague & California
Free EU shipping over 2.000 Kč
30-day returns
2,500+ Kappa Kanpeki sold
Authorised Suzumo distributor
B2B wholesale available
Original invention · IP protected
Chef-invented tools
Ships from Prague & California
Free EU shipping over 2.000 Kč
30-day returns
2,500+ Kappa Kanpeki sold
Authorised Suzumo distributor
B2B wholesale available
Original invention · IP protected
Chef-invented tools

In the kitchenA whole cucumber peeled into one long sheet

A stack of even 2 mm cucumber sheets next to a mint Kappa Kanpeki guide The open Kappa Kanpeki case with the 1, 2 and 3 mm guides

Our own invention

Kappa Kanpeki v2

Clip-on guides for your knife. Peel cucumber into long, even sheets, stack them and cut sticks for kappa maki.

By hand
45min
With Kappa Kanpeki
15min
  • In the Full Set1, 2 and 3 mm guides and a case
  • FitsAny kitchen knife with a blade 10 cm or longer
  • Also cutsDaikon, zucchini, apple, potato

New batch in stock. Ships from Prague.

Hinoki Neta box with sashimi and Japanese knives - Smart Sushi Chef
"The actual making-sushi part is one of the smaller pieces of the job. Most of a sushi chef's day is prep - and prep is where good tools earn their place."
Our Story
"I looked down at 30 whole cucumbers that needed to be peeled as thin as possible. I thought there must be a better way."

Smart Sushi Chef started in a kitchen during a 14-hour shift. Ethan, a sushi chef and tool inventor, built the Kappa Kanpeki because he needed it. Then his colleagues needed it. Then chefs across Europe started asking for it.

Every product in this store is one Ethan has personally used and tested. If it's here, it's because a working chef needed it and it performed.

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Ethan Galambos in chef whites
Ethan Galambos Founder & CEO, Smart Sushi Chef
From the Kitchen

What chefs are saying

Wholesale accountFor restaurants and schools →
★★★★★

I've worked with Smart Sushi Chef for several years and highly recommend their web shop. Their products are reliable, well-selected, and perfectly adapted to professionals working with Japanese cuisine. A serious, specialized supplier.

Didier Baudry
Japanese Cuisine Academy, France
Tamagoyaki Pan Set2.974,00 Kč →
★★★★★

I ordered this tamagoyaki pan set for my japanese restaurant and it’s a game changer for me. I used several other tamagoyaki pan (iron ones) but if you want to make perfect japanese omelet, I strongly recommand the copper one.I also regularly order the fish...

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Le Passage
Professional chef, Mortagne-au-Perche. Verified buyer, received store credit for the review
Kappa Kanpeki v2 - 3mm Pair371,00 Kč →
★★★★★

I want to express my gratitude to the people who invented kappa! They make a sushi chef's work so much easier and save so much time on cutting ingredients! I order a lot and often, because our whole team uses them, and even chefs with...

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Karina Li
Professional chef, Warszawa. Verified buyer, received store credit for the review
Sushi Serving Platterfrom 867,00 Kč →
★★★★★

Very good quality plastic platter. I used it to practicipate in sushi cup Bulgaria it brings me second place.😁🍣

Julian K.
Professional chef, Sofia. Verified buyer, received store credit for the review
Kitchen staff in a production kitchen working at a row of Suzumo sushi robots
Suzumo machines in a production kitchen. We are their authorised distributor.

For restaurants and schools

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Wholesale pricing and catalogues for restaurants, hotel chains, caterers and culinary schools, with one person who handles your account.

  • Wholesale pricing
  • Dedicated catalogues
  • Invoices on payment terms
  • Volume packs Kappa Kanpeki in 4 and 20 sets
  • Suzumo sushi robots Rice, rolling and pressing
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