| Sushi is a food that is eaten worldwide in both | | | | are required. Nori, short grained rice, seasonings, |
| casual and formal settings. If you don't have the | | | | and a type of raw fish or vegetable are the basic |
| ability or experience to eat sushi in a high class or | | | | essentials. The vegetables may include but are not |
| formal experience you can make your own sushi | | | | limited to avocado, cucumber, carrots, and |
| at home and it can taste just as good as when | | | | asparagus. The seasonings can be plants and |
| the chefs make it. | | | | other items such as ginger root, wasabi, or soy |
| First you must understand exactly what sushi is. | | | | sauce. If you want to include seafood you may |
| The basic form of sushi is that it is a roll of fish | | | | want to include shrimp, eel, salmon, or any other |
| or other sea food wrapped up with rice. These | | | | seafood. |
| ingredients are placed inside of seaweed, also | | | | Now that we have outlined ingredients the actual |
| known as nori. There are two different types of | | | | process of making the sushi can occur. Place nori |
| sushi as a base. | | | | down flat on a bamboo mat for the filling to be |
| The first is simpler and is hosomaki which is | | | | placed inside. Spread a very thin layer of rice on |
| translated as thin maki. This type of sushi only | | | | top of the nori that leaves enough visible for the |
| contains one type of filling which can be fish, | | | | nori to be seen. Any ingredients you wish to be |
| seafood, or just a simple vegetable for those | | | | placed inside the sushi are now placed in the |
| who don't eat any type of fish and/or seafood. | | | | middle of the nori. |
| The second type is futomaki also known as fat | | | | Now it is time to roll the sushi. Hold the bamboo |
| maki and this contains two or more fillings for a | | | | mat edge and roll away from you. Be sure that |
| fuller type of sushi. These two are the basics for | | | | the roll is tight but not tight enough that the fillings |
| sushi making. They can be spiced up by adding | | | | seep out of the edges. After the roll is complete |
| additional sauces or seasonings. | | | | the bamboo can be separated and the roll is left |
| Sushi can also be rolled or folded in different | | | | intact. The entire sushi roll is now ready to be |
| ways. Hand formed sushi, also known as nigri | | | | sliced into sections. Depending upon the size you |
| sushi, is the most common type and includes | | | | want each roll to be, now cut it into either |
| pressed rice along with some type of topping. | | | | sections of six or eight. |
| Another type is known as maki sushi and is rolled | | | | Don't be afraid to experiment and try different |
| up. The seaweed is wrapped around rice and a | | | | ingredients and combinations. You never know |
| filling. It may be hosomaki or futomaki. | | | | what kind of creation you will come up with. |
| In order to make sushi a few basic ingredients | | | | |