25 April 2008
The other day, I made (for the first time ever) sushi. Fun AND delicious.
I don't have sushi that often, really. There are only so many kinds of readily available vegetarian sushi, and I certainly never thought to bother making my own. But I was suddenly bit by the bug about a week ago, so I had to try it. And I think I did pretty well, for a first-timer.
I learned two things. First, it's okay to put more 'filling' in than I thought. It looked like quite a lot in the photo above, but it winds up looking pretty compressed when it's all rolled up. Second thing is to use ingredients that have a distinct and fairly strong flavour of their own.
I made two different rolls. One with egg, mushroom, and asparagus; one with carrot, avocado, and green onion. I was more excited about the egg sushi, until I actually ate it and realized I couldn't taste any of those elements. But carrot and avocado have stronger flavours (and pair so well together); it made for a much better combination.
So, tick 'sushi' off the list of things to make in my lifetime -- even though this was the first time of many, I'm sure!
Yum! The asparagus looks amazing! I totally agree with the idea that one can't put too much stuff in a maki roll...it's really a spectrum between maki and handroll anyway. As a veggie "sushi" maker/eater myself, I've found that the best ingredients tend toward the strongly flavored, like sauteed spinach with *lots* of sesame oil, or oshinko (pickled radish). Plus they tend to be prettier...although yours are pretty gorgeous already!
posted by yoel at April 26, 2008 03:52 AM
Wow--looks yummy! I'm impressed!
posted by Katie at April 27, 2008 05:20 AM
Looks and sounds lovely!
posted by Cornflower at April 27, 2008 11:46 AM
It looks delicious!
posted by Sarai at April 27, 2008 05:26 PM
Hey Darls! How easy are they??? I always thought they were so hard, but got some of the cute Japanese mayo a few years back and gave it a red hot go! They are awesome and I always take them to parties when they ask to 'bring a plate', always a hit!
Also, I've just used your zipper tutorial, and LOVE IT! I've made heaps of stuff with zips before (mostly dresses) and just winged it, but for little purses I had trouble with the ends and lop-sided-ness! THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING IT!
xoxo
posted by Veronica Darling at April 28, 2008 09:17 AM