Second try ~ Sushi and Onigiri ♥

[chochajin]

Hehe~ some time ago I made sushi and onigiri again. (yes both in one day XD because I had too much fillings and stuff ^^; ...)
I was nervous because of the sushi - the last time it was during a cooking course with a professional cook ^^ ... and this time I was all alone o_________o ....

If you want to check out my first tries, here you go:
• my first onigiri
• my first sushi




A tiny little salmon sushi roll all alone XD





I used about 200gr rice XD I wasn´t sure about it, I wanted sushi for 2 persons :)
At first I thought the rice might not be enough, but actually it was hard to eat all the sushi XDDDD~ even for me
I worked with nori at the beginning XD (the water in the small glass bowl was for the spoons so that the rice won´t stick so much XD) and the brush for the nori so that it sticks better when rolling XD
Ah, and I used a recipe to mix up the rice vinegar with sugar and salt .. but it didn´t taste right ! It was a bit too salty, so I added SOME more vinegar and in the end I think it was right to do so ^^;
(If anyone has hints for me PLEASE go ahead ^-^)




Now to the fillings: I only used 2 this time.
Here you see pickled corncob (I really hope that´s the right for it, I even don´t know if it´s available in other countries, too XD - for my German flist: eingelegte Maiskölbchen halt - ziemlich lecker übrigens - hätte nicht gedacht, dass das zu Sushi passt *g*)




And I used smoked salmon *drools* I love IT, so I use it whenever I can *_______________*
Oh the green stuff there is obviously wasabi XDDD I don´t use it often for I hate too spicy stuff :/




Well and that´s just the nori and smoked salmon I used ^^;




Tadaaaa dekita: The only problem -> I don´t have a good and sharp knife, so it was REALLY difficult to slice it up into pieces (x___X;) *sigh*




As you can see I also tried a sushi version without nori. I also used sesam ^-^; ... it´s really more difficult this way (-_-;) ... but it was tasty and it didn´t fall apart ... completely *laugh* .. *coughs* :)


The onigiri (2nd try) I made on the same day (because I had a lot of salmon left ^^)



Yeah, I managed the triangle shape a bit better than the last time XDDDD .... but it´s still not good enough (;__;) ... but these onigiri were better than my old ones ^^; ... although I think I prefer tuna over salmon here o.o;




Ah, and that´s the Furikake I used as topping (Noritama ... haha .. I can read Hiragana .. yeah ... *sigh XDDD) ^______________^ ... the egg stuff is REALLY yummie !!!!~



Ok, now I am REALLY hungry (;_________;) *drools*
Anyone wants to make sushi for me know ? XDDDD

Comments

[chatiel.livejournal.com]

Your sushi look awsome ^^

Oh! I also made onigiri this week with a friend! And I tried the smoked salmon too (delicious) ^^

I can do triangle shape lalalaaa XDDDD

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[scearley.livejournal.com]

Maiskölbchen = "baby corn"

You might find it easier to clean next time if you put plastic wrap (Plastikverpackung) around your maki-sut.

Du sollst deine Hände benutzen, statt die Löffel zu benutzen.

It makes it easier if you always use your hands because then you can easily move on to nigiri and gunkan.

[princessonpaper.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I may have to try making sushi sometime soon. I have a lot of nori.

*goes to make up list of stuff to pick up at the store to make it*

[nudelilly.livejournal.com]

my boyfriend and i make onigiri with an onigiri press. it's awesome and makes life alot easier. it's int he shape of a triangle and it has a thing you press at the bottom to help it pop out once it's set.
http://static.flickr.com/9/16999278_7773a78250.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/13/16999277_e6f46b333d.jpg
these aren't my pictures i googles them. anyhow these might make the onigiri easier. and also your sushi does look tasty! for the sharp knife thing. we have a very expensive nice sharp knife. if you make sushi even just occasionaly it's worth the investment. :)

[meister-quitte.livejournal.com]

Luckily I had already my breakfast!! But it looks very very delicious... I think I get hungry again ^^;

And yes, Furikake is so great as rice topping!! *.* But I can only get in Düsseldorf, where do you get it? Do you have a japanese supermarket nearby? I mean, i don't find any japanese stuff in an asian restaurant (only nori and rice...)

[maian.livejournal.com]

Und, hat der Essig geholfen? Maiskölbchen klingen lecker, muss ich auch mal probieren. x3

[beebri.livejournal.com]

Great job :)

Someone's already mentioned that the corn is 'baby corn' and that using plastic wrap helps with

But I also wanted to add that I only add sugar and vinegar to my rice, and I think that's normal - you may want to try leaving out the salt next time? Be careful adding extra vinegar as the rice will be too squishy if there is too much liquid.

I use a spoon with my rice too - it makes it heaps easier :)

[aoitenshi.livejournal.com]

Wow you're great at sushi-making! My first try fell apart haha. We use the same furikake. I think it has a kind of burnt aftertaste, but I like it anyway.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-cinnamon-star-/]

Es beruhigt mich gerade ein wenig, dass deine Maki auch eher...dreieckig als rund sind '___';

Gott, was hab ich beim ersten Sushi-Basteln geflucht, weil sie so deformiert waren xD