[Photos]: How to make sushi (!?)
Hey everyone 
I was invited to a Japanese family where we made sushi together.
I just want to show you what and how we made it ^^ It´s not VERY detailed though, gomen ne ! :/
Anyway I learned a lot of usefull stuff this time and I want to try it out soon ^___^
So here we go:
First of all I was shown how to make the tamago (egg) for the tamago maki.
They have rectangular pans in Japan. I don´t know how good it works with normal round pans, but I have to try it ^^
Oh and they REALLY use hashi (chopsticks) in EVERY situation :)
It seems to be easy to roll the egg with the sticks .. well have to try that out, too ^^;
We used surimi (Krebsfleisch / crab meat) for this one :) It seems you can also buy it in German supermarkets .. I have to keep my eyes open ^^ Hopefully I find surimi, cuz I REALLY like it in sushi !
Other than that we used:
- canned tuna with mayo (I really LIKE this, especially in onigiri !)
- smoked salmon
- cucumber
- avocado
- mayo
For the avocado you have to peel it and cut it in long thumb-thick pieces.
For the cucumber, you don´t peel it but rub it in a bit of salt. Then remove the salt by washing the cucumber.
You also cut the cucumber into loooong, thin pieces.
I was also told that it´s best to cut the sushi like this: always cut it into halves !!!
(I still need a good and sharp knife ;__; ... we don´t have any sharp knives ! .___. ...)
That means you cut the whole roll into half, then you take one of the halves and cut it into half again and so on :)
And here´s the outcome. Yummie !!!
(*click on the picture to see a larger version!~)
It was really tasty ! Although it didn´t taste like "real" sushi, cuz we didn´t use raw fish :) ... but it was really really yummie ! ^-^
We also made a Japanese soup, but I forgot the name again (x__x) ... no no it was not miso ... oh well perhaps s.o. else might know the name ? :)
The soup tasted a bit like miso though ^_________^
P.S.: If you want to see other sushi I made some time ago:
Go here and / or look here.
That´s all.
Can´t wait to try it out myself ^__^
If anyone has more useful tipps, don´t hesitate and tell me ;)
I was invited to a Japanese family where we made sushi together.
I just want to show you what and how we made it ^^ It´s not VERY detailed though, gomen ne ! :/
Anyway I learned a lot of usefull stuff this time and I want to try it out soon ^___^
So here we go:
First of all I was shown how to make the tamago (egg) for the tamago maki.
They have rectangular pans in Japan. I don´t know how good it works with normal round pans, but I have to try it ^^
Oh and they REALLY use hashi (chopsticks) in EVERY situation :)
It seems to be easy to roll the egg with the sticks .. well have to try that out, too ^^;
We used surimi (Krebsfleisch / crab meat) for this one :) It seems you can also buy it in German supermarkets .. I have to keep my eyes open ^^ Hopefully I find surimi, cuz I REALLY like it in sushi !
Other than that we used:
- canned tuna with mayo (I really LIKE this, especially in onigiri !)
- smoked salmon
- cucumber
- avocado
- mayo
For the avocado you have to peel it and cut it in long thumb-thick pieces.
For the cucumber, you don´t peel it but rub it in a bit of salt. Then remove the salt by washing the cucumber.
You also cut the cucumber into loooong, thin pieces.
I was also told that it´s best to cut the sushi like this: always cut it into halves !!!
(I still need a good and sharp knife ;__; ... we don´t have any sharp knives ! .___. ...)
That means you cut the whole roll into half, then you take one of the halves and cut it into half again and so on :)
And here´s the outcome. Yummie !!!
(*click on the picture to see a larger version!~)
It was really tasty ! Although it didn´t taste like "real" sushi, cuz we didn´t use raw fish :) ... but it was really really yummie ! ^-^
We also made a Japanese soup, but I forgot the name again (x__x) ... no no it was not miso ... oh well perhaps s.o. else might know the name ? :)
The soup tasted a bit like miso though ^_________^
P.S.: If you want to see other sushi I made some time ago:
Go here and / or look here.
That´s all.
Can´t wait to try it out myself ^__^
If anyone has more useful tipps, don´t hesitate and tell me ;)