Sushi: mixed success
March 25th, 2004
Well, I had mixed success rolling my own. The first roll was a disaster
(they tell you you’ll use too much rice, and you don’t believe them, and
sure enough, too much rice), and they got better from there out.
But you know what? I miss the fish.
Next time: more fish. And, actually, nigiri would probably take
less time overall—prepping all the veggies and then
constructing the rolls took forever.
It was delicious, though. I’ll whip up a photo essay so you can see the process—having
handled and prepared each individual component of the norimaki, I now
have a keener understanding of where each of the many subtle flavors
comes from. (The nori itself has a surprising influence on the overall
aroma and flavor, as it turns out.)