Makizushi Dinner

Two nights ago, Yuu-chan made a traditional Japanese dish. I think it has to do with good luck and warding off evil demons. I will let her explain it more accurately in her blog.

The dish is called makizushi (zushi as in sushi) which is rolled sushi containing fish, vegetables, and various other fillings.

First, you cook and cool rice.


Then, you prepare the fish and long strips of various things.


Here you see cucumber, pickled daikon, carrot, crab, and rolled scrambled egg.


Then you lay out a piece of nori seaweed on to the bamboo roller and add a layer of rice plus the fillings.


Then you roll it.


Then you cut it.


Then you lay it out nicely on a plate or two (with soy and wasabi.)


Then you put the leftover filling in a bowl over rice (like donburi).


Then you eat it!