Japanese food anyone :)

[scottishlass]

Last night I made my first own sushi :) As His Hubbiness™ was off with former schoolmates to have some fun on his own I was puttering around at home and was making sushi for myself (His Hubbiness™ is the kind of man who doesn't anything he doesn't know and has never tasted as a kid *sigh*).

I had bought sushi maker sets and all and Nishiki rice and lookee here, it worked just beautifully :)

clockwise: bowl of self-made kim chi, rice with sesame seasoning and cucumber cutouts, gari (pickled ginger), soy sauce and wasabi, a plate of maki and nigiri sushi
I made the nigiri and the maki roles, using surimi sticks, fresh salmon & tuna, octopus and gambas. It was very yummy and I had enough to have a little midnight snack when His Hubbiness™ came home and wanted a snack as well (sans Sushi).

Comments

[rika-66.livejournal.com]

Wow! Una, my congratulations with this fist experience of being a Japanese cook! They look great!

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

And they tasted yummilicious. Better than the store bought variety. I think I will make my own sushi from now on, this way I can also experiment a bit. Perhaps even make sushi with meat for His Hubbiness#&153; to taste :) He doesn't like fish, esp. not raw.

[rika-66.livejournal.com]

He doesn't like fish, esp. not raw

I don't like fish so much myself, and some years ago, when I tried my fist sushi, I was so suspicious... I even sniffed the stuff before making a first bite! I think it looked very funny. But now I really love sushi and the way Japanese cook fish (raw or not). I love to eat in Japanese restaurants in Moscow, the only problem is that they are quite expensive here.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Over here it is very expensive too, though we have a couple of sushi take away shops :)

[rika-66.livejournal.com]

Here we have this kind of "take away" sushi service only in cafe or restaurants, so prices are the same. :)

Today I decided to pet myself a bit and to have a lunch in Japanese cafe: the meal was tasty and healthy, but the bill was about 23 Euro... It's a pity, I can't spend this kind of money for lunch every day. :)