If you're a sushi chef, churning out hundreds of California rolls a day probably gets old fast. One sushi chef is changing the game by shaping his offerings into some of today's most popular athletic¹ shoes.

如果你是一位寿司师傅，那么每天机械制作几百个加州卷的工作可能快要落伍了。一位寿司师傅在打破陈规，将寿司做成了时下最流行的运动鞋。

Chef Yujia Hu, 28, is the Milan-based mastermind behind what has been dubbed² 'shoe-shi', edible³ pieces of sushi that looks just like mini trendy sneakers.

28岁的主厨Yujia Hu来自米兰，他就是“寿司鞋”的创作者。这些可食用的寿司看起来跟潮牌运动鞋一模一样。

The Chinese-born chef began crafting shoe-shi earlier this year (the first piece appeared on his Instagram in late January), and the concept has already earned him a loyal following.

这位华裔主厨今年早些时候开始制作“寿司鞋”（今年1月下旬，他在Ins上发布了第一款成品），而这个创意让他收获了一群忠实的粉丝。

Hu, who is also the owner and chef of the restaurant Sakana Sushi Milano, said that his culinary influences are many. An appreciation⁴ for NBA basketball, along with a love of Milan's distinct street style, made sneakers the perfect subject matter for Hu's sculptural sushi.

Yujia Hu是Sakana Sushi Milano餐厅的老板兼主厨，他说，影响自己烹饪灵感的因素有很多。他热爱NBA篮球，对米兰独特的街头时尚情有独钟，这让运动鞋成为他的寿司造型的完美主题。

Thus far, Hu has tackled iconic footwear brands like Adidas, Vans, Nike, and even Kanye West's Yeezy label.

到目前为止，Yujia Hu已经制作了阿迪、万斯、耐克等经典鞋类品牌的“寿司鞋”，甚至还有侃爷的椰子鞋。

A piece of Hu's sushi is completely edible, as its crafted from rice, seaweed, and pieces of raw fish, such as salmon⁵ and tuna.

Yujia Hu的寿司是完全可食用的，由米饭、海菜以及三文鱼、金枪鱼等刺身制成。

Despite using the same materials, Hu's process for creating his 'shoe-shi' is much different than that of making regular sushi.

尽管使用的都是相同的材料，但是Yujia Hu的“寿司鞋”和普通寿司的制作过程区别很大。

Whereas regular sushi is rolled up, Hu quite literally⁶ sculpts⁷ his shoe shapes by hand. Nori and fish is then cut into impossibly tiny pieces in order to represent laces, logos, and blocks of color.

普通的寿司是卷起来的，而Yujia Hu要用手捏出鞋子的形状，然后将紫菜和鱼肉尽可能切成小片，将它们做成鞋带、商标和色块。

The resulting pieces of shoe-shi are actually a bit larger than your average roll, as well.

事实上，“寿司鞋”的成品比一般的寿司卷要稍大。

In addition to his footwear-inspired creations, Hu has experimented with other sushi concepts. His Instagram page shows hoodies, basketballs, and celebrity⁸ portraits all crafted out of the same sushi ingredients.

除了以运动鞋为灵感的寿司，Yujia Hu还尝试过其他的寿司设想。在他的Ins上还有帽衫寿司、篮球寿司、名人肖像寿司等，它们全部是用相同的寿司配料制作的。

Sushi, being crafted from raw fish, doesn't exactly preserve well. In order to keep the memory of his sushi Yeezys alive, Hu sells prints of his shoe-shi creations so that all lovers of sneakers and sashimi can treasure this unlikely meeting of worlds forever.

寿司是用生鱼肉做成的，无法很好保存。为了让“寿司椰子鞋”的记忆留存下来，Yujia Hu将“寿司鞋”的照片拿来出售。这样运动鞋和生鱼片的爱好者就可以将这个不可能的结合永远珍藏。

Even though they are edible, customers at his restaurant can not order them to eat.

即使这些寿司是可以食用的，但是顾客也不能在餐厅里点这道菜。

Hu continues to regularly post new pieces to his shoe-shi collection, and it's clear that his techniques are improving with every rice sole he crafts.

Yujia Hu还在定期更新寿司鞋系列作品，显然，每制作一个作品，他的技艺就更加纯熟。