Sushi

Description


Sushi is a type of food that comes from Japan. It normally contains raw fish is placed ontop of rice. Vegetables and even fruits are sometimes used instead of raw fish but all sushi is made with rice. Sushi can be made with either brown or white rice but the rice typically used are often times known to be short grained glutonous rice. Rice vinegar is added to the rice after the rice has been cooked to give it a unique taste.

Ingredients

 * Short grain rice
 * Rice Vinegar
 * Seafood that is prepared to be eaten or vegetables
 * Nori (Seaweed.  This is optional)

Preparing the Rice

 * Place 2 cups of sushi rice in a rice cooker pot and wash the rice by adding water to the pot and rinsing the rice until the water is no longer cloudy.
 * Follow the instructions on the rice cooker or the package of rice to figure out how much water to add to pot
 * Begin cooking the rice
 * When the rice is done cooking pour two table spoons of rice wine vinegar to the rice and begin mixing the rice to "fluff" up the rice

Creating the Roll

 * Place a sheet of nori onto a bamboo mat
 * Spread a thin layer or rice onto the nori
 * Add prefered seafood or vegetables to ontop of the nori.
 * Begin to roll up the mat placing ur infront of the roll to ensure the ingredients stay inside the roll
 * Remove the mat after the sushi has completely been rolled up
 * Cut the roll into small pieces by slicing them parallel to each other

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