10 super important tips for successful sushi making

1. Always keep a bowl of water and a kitchen towel close to you when making sushi.
2. Use a sharp and long kife for the cutting. Wipe the knife and keep it wet in between cuts.
3. If you are having trouble cutting the roll without everything falling apart, try laying a piece of saran tape on the roll and cut through it. That should help holding things together.
4. As soon as the nori is out of it’s case, roll quickly. A moisture absorbed nori doesn’t stick as well.
5. Plan your quantitis right, it’s a shame to throw away good food. 1 cup of sushi rice should be enough for 3 medium size rolls. If you are buying fish you should get about 75gr of fish per roll. Among my guests, the average person consumes 2 rolls in one sitting.
6. Only use raw fish if the seller or packaging specificaly states it ment to be consumed raw, and make sure it’s kept cool right until proccessing and consumption. If not sure, or if it’s your first time making sushi, there are plenty of alternatives.
7. You can’t have raw fish if you are pregnant!
8. Be creative! The strangest combinations work well with sushi. Have you ever tried adding fish roe, pate or pineapple to your sushi?
9. Presentation is half the story. Make sure you arrange the sushi in an interesting layout on nice porcelain plate, or a sushi boat if you have one.
10. Experiment with sauce. Sure, sushi should be served with a small plate of soy sauce, but have you tried Teriyaki, Sesame Oil, Unagi or Ponzu sauce,

Have tips of your own? Share it in the comments below!

10 Sushi making products you can’t do without!

1. Japanese Rice Washing Bowl with Side and Bottom Drainers

Yes, exactly that! One of that most annoying things is to desperately watch grains of sushi rice go to waste when you talently try draining the water out of the bowl keeping the rice in. Well, from now on, you don’t have to! This genius sushi rinsing bowl will do the work for you.

2. Japanese omelette rectangular pan

Ever tried making a rectangular Japanese omelette? Of course not, because you didn’t have this.

3. Musubi press mold

To make Musubi Sushi of course! It’s really simple, all you need is some rice, spam and a mold. A Musubi Sushi mold.

4. Real Wasabi

Well it’s sad but true. Most likely while you thought you were having wasabi, you were actually enjoying wasabi flavor horseradish. Which is fine I guess. But aren’t you curious to know how real wasabi tastes like (spoiler – waaay better).

5. Happy Sushi House !!!

Oh man. I’ve spent an entire saturday afternoon doing the entire kit with my youngest sister. It was a blast. The result was both sweet and beautiful. Highly recommended!

6. Fancy chopsticks

You’re not going to eat that sushi with your hands, are you?

7. Soy plate

Don’t tell me you are serving soy straight from the dispenser. Pfff.

8. Rice Cooker

It’s simply easier this way.

9. Bamboo Sushi Board

Just look at that..

10. Sushi boat!

The Titanic of sushi feasts, no meal is complete without one!

8 Adorable Sushi costumes from this Halloween that will make you cry

1. The ultimate Sushi pug

http://30.media.tumblr.com/

2. Tiny Maki baby

http://gourmetsan.com.br/

3. Super Maki Babe

http://i.imgur.com/

4. Neon Sushi cat

http://giveitlove.com

5. Best kids sushi Mix

http://photos.costume-works.com/

6. Kind of cute ugly sushi dog

http://www.cutestdogever.com

7. Lobster Baby

http://pogogi.com/

8. The original Japanese sushi baby roll

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