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

[back2real.livejournal.com]

WOW! It looks amazing! Was that your first try at making it? Great job! I've made sushi with friends before, but never on my own. And you made the kimchi yourself? I've tried making it a couple of times but it never seems to pickle properly. Do you know any secrets to making it? Mine just ended up really bland!

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

I don't make anything special, I only follow this recipe
http://www.pyongyang-metro.com/kimchi/ and put the kim chi for the first two days in a coll, dark place, stirring it twice a day and then put it in the fridge for about 5 days before eating it.

[back2real.livejournal.com]

ooh, thanks! I'll definitely have to give it another try because they charge outrageous prices for it at the Korean market!

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Over here too, esp. that which is made at home by the shop owner.

The link is quite good, they have pictures too, which helps so you know how the stuff has to look like :)