We made sushi.

This weekend me and the girls had a fun lunch. We had our own home made sushi.

Back home, I was never a sushi fan because the thought of raw fish grossed me. Still does a bit but it's a little different with sushi, I don't even think about it. It's not very popular there anyway because we don't have the sea close by.

The beauty of home made sushi is that you can skip the bit of raw fish and just put the smoked one like we did (I am not sure if that still qualifies it as sushi. Oh well, it does to me). You can also add anything else you find tasty even if it's not traditionally included (by the Japanese).

For amateurs, I must say it went very well. I plan on doing this more often.

The ingredients you need;

You can always add anything else like cheese but this is the basic stuff.

Sliced cucumber, yellow pepper, avocado and smoked salmon

 

Sticky rice

Sushi paper to wrap ingredients

Here is how you lay it out;

First, you spread the rice onto the sushi mat then add the rest of the ingredients with the fish on top.
Don't make the rice layer so thick. Avoid over stuffing it to avoid the wrap from tearing.

Ready to roll; 

You will need a bamboo mat beneath the sushi mat to firmly wrap your roll.
Keep wetting the tips of your fingers to avoid the rice sticking everywhere.

Keep re opening the mat to check that everything is
firmly wrapped inside

Time to cut up the rolls;

Use a wet, sharp knife not to crush what is inside and to make neat rolls.

Enjoy a silly chat and glass of wine while at it, makes it all more fun. :-)

We are finally done.

Annet excited about her first
home made sushi experience

Anna pleased with her results

You can now serve your sushi with soy sauce.

Final presentation

Easy right? You too can try it out. Let me know how it goes.
PS: If you are going to use raw fish, make sure it's clean, of good quality and safe to eat.

Enjoy your home made sushi!!

LT