I learned to make Sushi today!!

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Okay, it is only California rolls, but I am really pleased! They came out great!

Does anyone else make their own? Do you have any advice or recipes to swap?

[Barbara]

Julie they look great. I love California rolls. I never tried myself.

[bluekat]

They're look pretty goodMy mom made them once before.

[shais_mom]

Those look awesome!!!
I love sushi!

[joycenalex]

can i come for dinner?

[RICHARD]

rule one?

Don't make it until you get sick of it........
once you burn out you won't make it for a long time..


two?

Don't make Spam sushi....ewwwwww, they sell that in our cafeteria....Blasphemy, I tell you!

[Tonya]

Well, I'm not a Sushi fan. But I must say, those look like the real thing! You did a great job.

[Miss Meow]

Yum, yum, I love California rolls. My favourite is salmon, avocado and cucumber, which looks a lot like yours

Julie, how much weight have you lost? You look really good in your photo!

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Miss Meow

Julie, how much weight have you lost? You look really good in your photo!

That's what I was going to say! You look much thinner than you were in the *before* pic you posted on the diet buddies board..........Good job! (speaking of the diet buddies board, we need to get back to it! )

I haven't ever tried sushi, , but that looks great!

[Kater]

Ooooh! I LOVE sushi!
I didn't learn to make it myself until I came to college but I've been eating it all my life!
Here is a picture of one of my earliest attempts...LOL!


Some tips from personal experience...

1. Don't use brown rice, use proper sushi (white, short grain) rice. You obviously didn't use brown rice but yeah, don't. Sometimes I'm too much of a health nut!

2. Fresh is best! Sushi tastes best when eaten on the same day it was made. If you have to refrigerate it, then wait until it is room temperature to eat it.

3. Slice the roll using a very sharp knife. (Looks like you did this just fine!)

4. Did you put anything on the rice? Sushi vinegar? Well, that gives it a tangy and tart taste. Very yummy.

Some (vegetarian) filling ideas:

julienned baked tofu
blanched spinach
avocado!!! YUM YUM YUM
teriyaki shiitake mushrooms
asparagus
baby corn
zucchini
yellow squash
(steamed) yam/sweet potato
alfalfa sprouts/other sprouts

Ume - Japanese pickled plum, quite intense sweet/salty flavor.

Furikake - If you just can't get enough seaweed (like me), then you can sprinkle furikake inside your sushi before you roll it. These flakes (sometimes called 'Rice Seasoning') come in different flavors but always contain seaweed. My favorite combines seaweed and roasted sesame seeds (as well as some salt and sugar.)

Okay, that's all I've got for now. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.

Great job, Julie! Your sushi came out beautifully! How did everyone like them? I just ate dinner but you're making me sooooo hungry!!!

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Hey Pops and Miss Meow - thanks for the kind words. I haven't lost much YET - but I am feeling better about myself, and I think that makes you stand a bit taller and look more cheerful??

PCB - I will definately be back on the board soon - just don't expect me until after Eid - no way I can diet with Eid starting next week!! (I am so excited - I am going to Muscat (Oman)!!!

Richard, I'll try not to overdo it. By the way, thanks for the SPAM warning - that was next on my list, honest!!!

Kater, Yours looks great!! (Whew - I though I was the only person on the planet who takes pics of nice meals I have cooked)!!!!!I did manage to find the real sushi rice here. I made a sort of sauce with 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon salt, and mixed that with the rice whilst it was cooling - it was nice and tasty! The ones I made now were crab and salmon, each with cucumber and avocado. (None of the markets here sell sushi-quality fish, so this seemed the safest bet!)

[CatDad]

I love sushi, those look great.

I want to come over for dinner too.

I didn't even know they made sushi with spam in it. Although I guess it shouldn't suprise me they make everything else out of spam. Well, I guess that I now have something to avoid. I would take Richard suggestion, no spam sushi.

Keep up the good work on the weight loss.

*My apologies to all the spam lovers, just personal preference*

[EssTer]

Great you made them I hope they were good


By the way I don´t like sushi at all But my dad LOVES them lol

[2kitties]

I love sushi more than any food and i'd love to learn to make it. But we don't have a good fresh fish market locally, so I wouldn't be happy with the fish.

[smokey the elder]

I make California rolls, and sushi with cooked shrimp, eggs, veggies, etc. There are TWO places near me that DELIVER sushi! And I live on the East Coast.

Sushi rulez!