Maki-zushi (Sushi Tub Part 3)
This is the final part on my Sushi Tub posts. It was a fun but hectic morning for me preparing all the sushi, rice cakes, and oden using the soup from simmering the abura-age for the inari-zushi for lunch. It was worth it though, as my 3 very appreciative taste testers ate them all. I [...]
I am in the mood for sushi. I love to make sushi at home as it always taste so good and fresh. You can use all kinds of seafood, meat, vegetables, and whatever else takes your fancy, into the sushi. It is great as an appetizer when you have company as it makes a wonderful [...]
Sushi is delicious and fun to make. Makizushi (rolled sushi) is not that difficult to make and the more you do it, the easier it gets. Practice makes perfect. You do need a makisu or sushi rolling mat and these are inexpensive and easily available. There are relatively few ingredients required, mainly short grain rice [...]
I was a little more “inspired” last evening and so I made some spam musubi for the lunchboxes. I used a rectangular rice mold to press the rice into shape and then cut it into smaller pieces. Topped it with a slice of ham and tied a nori ribbon round it. The kids love spam [...]
