This traditional Japanese dish is indeed a treat to the eyes.
And what’s the best way to enjoy it? If you ask me, I would say it by making this yummy dish at home.
Surprisingly, it’s not a difficult task once you follow the procedure in the correct order and have all the necessary ingredients with you.
Here’re 5 basic ingredients you need to make sushi at home:
1. Sushi rice
Rice is the most basic element of any kind of sushi. It’s best to use sushi rice – a short-grain rice – that is specially designed to give it a dense sticky texture and starch to make it able to hold all the ingredients together. If you can’t find short-grain rice, you can even use medium-grain rice.
2. Bamboo sushi mat
The mat is an important tool to make sushi and give it the desired round shape. All the ingredients are placed on a bamboo sushi mat, which is rolled tightly to shape the sushi and help it stay intact. While many people use plastic wrap and other hacks to make homemade sushi, nothing works as well as a proper bamboo sushi mat.
3. Seaweed nori
If you are making a sushi roll, you need the edible seaweed sheet (nori) to wrap it. The thin nori sheet is first placed on a bamboo sushi mat and is used as a base on which rice is splayed and topped with the rest of the ingredients. Then everything is rolled to make the maki roll sushi.
4. Fresh fish or vegetables
The best part about homemade sushi is that you can make it with your choice of ingredients which can be veg or non-veg. But it’s important to use fresh fish or vegetables that give the sushi a fresh feel and great taste.
5. Soy sauce and wasabi
Sushi is best had by dipping it in soy sauce. Wasabi is another side dish that adds spiciness and pungency to your sushi. Another thing you can add for a wholesome experience is pickled ginger. You can get all these ingredients online to make the best of your sushi-making adventure.
