Tutorial, How To, and Ingredients

The three most common types of sushi
Sushi (Nigiri)-A slice of raw or cooked fish or shellfish pressed onto a mound of vinegared rice.

Sushi Rolls-May also known as “maki” is pretty much any types of roll. This can include rice on the outside or inside of the roll.
 

Sashimi- thick slices of raw or cooked fish without rice, and it is ready to be served anytime.
 

Ingredients needed

Fish, shellfish, or other toppings

Sushi rice

Roasted dried seaweed-(Thin layer)

Rice vinegar
Soy Sauce

Preparing

Since rice is important in making sushi, first thing you want to do is prepare the rice. Place about 3 cups of sushi rice in a rice cooker, and then rinse the rice repeatedly until the rice water is not cloudy. Then fill the rice pot with new water. Every brand of rice requires different amount of water due to the the richness of the grain. It is usually best to read the instructions on the rice bag stating how much water is needed to steam the rice for that specific brand.

After the rice is ready to be removed from the steamer, you want to add about 1/2 cup of rice vinegar onto the rice,  and let the rice soak in the vinegar for about 30 minutes. Once the rice is ready to be served, you can start making sushi rolls or regular sushi.
 

Tutorial on how to make a California roll

1.) You want to grab a handful of rice that is somewhat the size of your palm.

2.) You want to lay a seaweed on the on the table or on top of the bamboo pad.

3.) Spread the rice across the top of the seaweed first.

4.) Slowly drag the rice down from the top that you have just laid across, and spread it evenly throughout the seaweed

5.) Flip the seaweed over to the other side, so the rice is facing the table.

6.) Divide the crab meat in half, so you can put one on each side

7.) Add cucumber and avocado on top of that

8.) When you are ready to roll it up, you want to make sure to tug the side that you are cruel up underneath the stuff, so it is securely wrapped.

9.) Once the top is tug underneath the stuff, you may roll the roll up all the way.
10.) After you have confirm the roll is securely wrapped, use the bamboo pad to even it out, so it is round.

11.) Depending on how many slices you want, you have the cut the roll in half first so your final result would look evenly cut. After you cut the roll in half, if you want 6 slices, then you just have to make 3 more slices. If you want 8, you would want to cut the roll in half again, then another half, so you would have 4 pieces on each half, which will give you 8 pieces in total.
 

Making sushi 
1.) Cut out the raw or cooked fish you want on top of your rice. 
2) Grab a little bit of rice, and make an rectangle 
3.) When making a rectangle, you want to press it a few times making sure it’s secure.
4.) After you have tighten the rice a little, so it wouldn't break apart, make the top of the rice oval. The oval will make the rice look like a bridge, which when you lay the toppings on, it would look good.
5.) After the base is complete, you can lay the topping on, and securely press it again, making sure it will stay on.
6.) On some of the topping, you might have to use a thin slice of seaweed and wrap it around to secure it from falling over. It’s like wearing a belt.

Sashimi 
1.) Select the raw or cooked fish that you wanted.
2.) Cut out 3 slices, but make sure it’s at lease the size of 1/4 inches thick for each slice.
3.)You may want to cut the fish at an angle so it looks better.

Sometimes when something looks good, it will automatically change a person mood or judgement on how wonderful the stuff taste.

Top 10 Sushi Rolls for Beginners

Top 10 Sushi Rolls for beginners

            Have you ever wanted to try sushi, but don’t know where to begin? Well, first you need to understand that not all sushi are raw, and there are sushi rolls available for vegans as well. For example, there are cucumber rolls and avocado rolls. In this post, I have listed out the top 10 rolls in order that I would recommend trying as new beginners. I have also included descriptions on what the roll contains, so you are aware of what you’re eating. As you read each roll, you will also notice I mention the price of the roll as being cheap, average, and pricey. The price in the cheap category is around 3-5 dollars. Average is between 6-8 dollars. And anything above 10 dollars will be pricey. As you eat sushi, you will realize that sushi is expensive, but not all of them are expensive. It really depends on what you are eating.

1)     Volcano Roll

This will definitely be a roll worth to try because it has salmon, cream cheese, and crab meat. Now you might be thinking that salmon is raw, but after the roll is wrapped, they will deep-fry the whole roll.  This is a special roll, so it will be a little pricey. After the roll is done being fry, it will be covered in two special sauce, which is spicy mayo and eel sauce. 

2)     Shrimp Tempura Roll

This is just a basic roll. This roll contains breaded deep fry shrimp and cucumber, and it is also wrapped so the rice is on the outside. After the roll is cut, they will cover it in eel sauce or spicy mayo. The price to this roll is average. 

3)     California Roll

This is a very common roll. Everything in this roll is not raw. It has crab meat, cucumber, and avocado. This is worth a try because it cheap, and anyone will like it because it's so basic.

4)     Eel Roll
 

This roll is seaweed on the outside. It doesn’t contain anything else but eel. Now trust me, the eel is already cooked, so you don’t have to worry about eating it raw. This roll will also be covered in eel sauce. The price to this roll is average. 

5)     Philadelphia Roll

 I can say this is probably the second most commonly known roll as compared to California roll.  This roll contains smoked salmon, cream cheese, and avocado. Since it’s smoked salmon, which means the salmon is already cook. I am personally not a big fan of this roll, because of the smell smoked salmon provides, but I don’t mind eating it. The price to this roll is cheap. 

6)     Kani Roll

This roll just contains crab meat, and it is seaweed on the outside.  It is a good roll to try because the crab meat is cooked, and it gives off a sweet juicy taste. The price to this roll is also cheap. 

7)     Shrimp Cucumber Roll

This roll is rice on the outside. It has cooked shrimp and cucumber. When the chef prepares the shrimp, they squeeze lemon juice onto the shrimp after its cooked, which is why you will taste some lemon flavor.  The price to this roll is cheap. 

8)     Eel Cucumber Roll

I personally like this kind of roll because I am a big fan of eel. This roll contains just BBQ eel and cucumber. The rice is on the outside of this roll. After the roll is ready to be served, the chef will cover it in eel sauce, which gives the roll a better taste. The price to this roll is average. 

9)     Smoked Salmon Roll
 

This is a basic roll that just contains smoked salmon. Like I mention before, I am personally not a big fan of smoked salmon because of the smell it gives off, but it something worth to try as you are preparing yourself to the raw stuff. The price to this also cheap. 

10) Shrimp Avocado Roll

I would recommend this roll, but its definitely the roll you would try last, if you don’t like any of the rolls above. The reason being, it just has cooked shrimp with avocado. When it comes to sushi, I personally would like to try new things as I progressively move towards the raw stuff. This roll is rice on the outside, with no sauce on top of it. The price to this roll is cheap.