Tuesday, July 13, 2010

How to make Sushi

Sushi is made from Japanese rice cooked and flavored with vinegar salt and sugar, rolled with seaweed and topped with vegetable, fruits, sashimi etc.
There are different types of sushi.
Nigirizushi
Makizushi
Oshizushi
Inarizushi
Sukeroku
Chirashizushi
Narezushi
Western-style sushi
And Western style sushi comes in different varieties. like California maki,Philadelphia roll etc.

This Types of sushi differ from the way of preparation to the filling they put on it. But the basic is the rice and its flavor. Nori sheet and bamboo mat are very important in sushi preparation.

a. cook the rice as normal rice cooking
  1kg Sushi rice
  1 L of water
b. boil the following just to dissolve the sugar and salt
  150 ml vinegar
  125 g sugar
  30 g salt

Once the rice is cooked, add the mixture b to the rice. Make sure not to broke the rice while mixing.
Cool down the rice and its ready to roll.

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