Somen Noodle Salad Inari Sushi

[a_boleyn]

For some people, sushi has connotations of raw fish and seaweed, but the term is quite broad and the link provided takes you to the wikipedia link with more information than  I want to go into about the many variations. One of the lesser known types, Inari sushi,  features fried tofu pockets which have been simmered in a sweet and salty mixture and

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[ext_1117662]

When I was young I instantly said, "no thanks" to sushi thinking it was a mouthful of very fishy tasting raw fish. One day I was with a friend who ordered sushi at a restaurant and my life changed. :)

[a_boleyn]

I've been more adventurous in my food tasting in the last 25 yrs of my life than in the first 25. Sushi is one of my happiest discoveries. :)

[anonymous]

You keep on surprising me with your creativity and width of culinaryt interests! I must say your inari zushi are very inventive and look much much better than the traditional ones which are always sweet and more boring. I love your idea and will keep it in mind next time I go to my Japanese shop. Sissi (http://www.withaglass.com)

[a_boleyn]

Thank you. I hope you give them a try and I'm sure you'll end up with some interesting fillings as well.

[ext_870394]

Yay you posted it! I was hoping that you will. Looks so good, and light. It's almost lunch time now and I have small pack of inari. I'm going to make this for my lunch - all for myself as kids are in school!!!! Gotta boil somen first! Thanks Maria!

[a_boleyn]

After taking the picture I realized how sloppy it was ... I'm embarrassed to have you visit and see it compared to your own photography but I'm glad you did as well. :) Thanks again for all the great inspirational recipes.

[anonymous]

Love noodles, love your dressing for the salad too! I need to re-stock the noodles in the cupboard so a timely reminder, thank you! Claire

[a_boleyn]

I have so many different kinds of noodles that I'm a bit overwhelmed and yet I'm tempted to buy more whenever I slow down in my jog down the noodle aisle. Who needs green vermicelli or packages of ramen I ask myself when I 'find' them in my grocery bag? :)

[ext_877277]

I can envisage this not ending well for me... I tend to be a bit ham-fisted when it comes to delicate things in the kitchen and I would totally break through the pockets with my sausage-fingers! If not that then I also have a seriously problem judging "how much is too much". When I roll tacos they explode everywhere because I try to cram in way too much stuff - they look good though... if I could just get someone else to fill them for me... hmmmmm... where's my wife? :p

[a_boleyn]

She can do the noodle version and you can do the rice ball one. :) You just have to fight it out for who gets the most inari pockets from one can or buy 2 cans and let your guests decide which one they like best.