3. SUSHI. For my birthday a few years ago, Adam bought me all of the supplies for my very own sushi-making kit. I had intended to take a Sushi making class at the Viking Culinary School, but my patience (or lack there of) got the best of me and I just sat down with the cookbook and taught myself. My favorite roll to make is my signature Philly Cheese Steak Roll. Not sure how authentic it is, but it's delicious nonetheless. For dinner parties I usually show off my sushi-making skills, while Adam makes clear soup and fried rice, called Cha Han (チャーハン）The rice is of course Japanese style, inspired by the Chinese & Benihana. I recently came up with a Southwest roll, combining my love of Mexico and Japan. I'm looking forward to experiencing many other types of Japanese food!
Culture tip/words of the day:
Sushi is rice (sticky, sushi rice), combined with other fresh ingredients such as vegetables & cooked or uncooked fish. Outside of Japan, most people assume that sushi is raw fish or raw seafood dishes. However, sliced raw fish is called sashimi and is not combined with rice. The word sushi literally means "it's sour", though I've personally never experienced anything sour in sushi. The most common sushi in the US is served rolled inside nori, which are dried sheets of seaweed, called makizushi (巻き) or rolls. It consists of a layer of rice and a core of fillings rolled with a layer of nori and cut into 6 or 8 pieces.
Culture tip/words of the day:
Sushi is rice (sticky, sushi rice), combined with other fresh ingredients such as vegetables & cooked or uncooked fish. Outside of Japan, most people assume that sushi is raw fish or raw seafood dishes. However, sliced raw fish is called sashimi and is not combined with rice. The word sushi literally means "it's sour", though I've personally never experienced anything sour in sushi. The most common sushi in the US is served rolled inside nori, which are dried sheets of seaweed, called makizushi (巻き) or rolls. It consists of a layer of rice and a core of fillings rolled with a layer of nori and cut into 6 or 8 pieces.
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