If You Miss It, Make It - Sushi!
I can’t think of a single place I’ve lived where I couldn’t find sushi…until now. Lancaster (UK) has tons of great Indian restaurants, a few cute Italian places and several (unsurprisingly) English Pubs - but no sushi can be found.
So we bought our own sushi mat, I wrapped it in plastic wrap like The Pioneer Woman told me to and purchased the necessary ingredients. In case you’re in the UK, you don’t necessarily need to hunt down the specialty shop (like I did) for your nori - Sainsburys carries nori! Go Figure.
For my first experience I tried to keep it simple and purchased “krab”, avocado, cucumber and sesame seeds. However, I used brown rice and it was wonderful! While on a work trip to Houston I went to dinner with my friend’s family and had fantastic sushi with brown rice, so I decided to use it for my at home version.
Then I placed the rice first, then the nori, then the fillings and rolled - following Pioneer Woman’s Instructions. What did I learn from my sushi experience? “Rice inside” rolls are way easier (and prettier) for first time sushi makers. The only down side being I couldn’t cover them with the toasted sesame seeds Nick likes.
My other tip, use a sharp, sharp knife. We had a dull one (even though Nick re-sharpened it, it was still pretty dull) and we pretty much had to saw through the roll. This loosens the integrity of your roll and shakes the rice off if it’s a “rice outside” roll.
You can see the difference between the “rice inside” vs “rice outside” ones…and why I angled the plate to try and show only the “pretty” ones. They were all delicious though, and we enjoyed with a lovely view of the English countryside. Next time though, I’ll be making miso soup and edamame (sans salt) to enjoy with them!
Have you ever tried making sushi? Can you find it near-by?
April 29th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
If I couldn’t get sushi, I’d die. Drop dead and rot. I LOOOOVE sushi. Your view is so gorgeous!
April 30th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
omg is that where you live? It’s beautiful!!