Making your own Sushi at home....

[Mikeyis4dcats]

 

some tips

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/a-sushi-chef-must-master-rice-and-knives/?_r=0

[The1BigWillie]

jesus... I think i'll just go out to eat sushi.

[Mrs. Gooch]

If you don't use a rice cooker, you're a chump.

wife likes to make sushi a couple times a month. Seems to not take any longer than anything else she makes.

One time on Iron Chef they had a sushi battle; and they had to make an exception to the 1 hour time limit and let them do their sushi rice ahead of time so I am pretty sure that sushi rice takes a long time.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

jesus... I think i'll just go out to eat sushi.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN SAYING THE WHOLE TIME!

[ew2x4]

If you don't use a rice cooker, you're a chump.

wife likes to make sushi a couple times a month. Seems to not take any longer than anything else she makes.

One time on Iron Chef they had a sushi battle; and they had to make an exception to the 1 hour time limit and let them do their sushi rice ahead of time so I am pretty sure that sushi rice takes a long time.

Yeah, traditional rice cooking for sushi rice is so fickle and time consuming. You can easily make proper sushi rice in a rice cooker. I can't imagine doing it traditionally.

[ChiComCat]

I did a class at an elite sushi restaurant in Denver (gift for GF).  They would order for you and sell you the fish.  I would go to an elite sushi restaurant and ask.

As that sushi restaurant is too far away for us to use for good fish, I like to get supermarket salmon, marinade in teriyaki, and grill.  Serve it on some rice with wasabi and siracha mayo.  Not sushi, but a good substitute.

Sushi Den?  Also.. Whole Foods sushi grade fish brah.  Go to the fresh aisle, not the pre-packaged.

Yup - was a fun date night.  Whole foods isn't much closer to me than Sushi Den

[Dub]

I did a class at an elite sushi restaurant in Denver (gift for GF).  They would order for you and sell you the fish.  I would go to an elite sushi restaurant and ask.

As that sushi restaurant is too far away for us to use for good fish, I like to get supermarket salmon, marinade in teriyaki, and grill.  Serve it on some rice with wasabi and siracha mayo.  Not sushi, but a good substitute.

Sushi Den?  Also.. Whole Foods sushi grade fish brah.  Go to the fresh aisle, not the pre-packaged.

Yup - was a fun date night.  Whole foods isn't much closer to me than Sushi Den

We've been talking about doing that, looks fun.  We live on the other side of town now so Sushi Sasa has taken over as our go-to for now.

[The1BigWillie]

FYI -  Everyone that said... NOT WORTH THE TIME/TROUBLE was RIGHT.  Without a doubt the worst culinary experience of my life.  Hours bent over chopping, slicing, rolling this rough ridin' mess.  I ended up making about 6 rolls and by this time was so worn and and full from eating the ends and my mistakes that the thought and smell of my food made me want to vomit and burn the house down.  NEVER again... holy fuckballs never again.

[CHONGS]

Hey bud, I told you to do scattered sushi.  Takes at most 15 minutes after the rice is cooled.

[The1BigWillie]

Hey bud, I told you to do scattered sushi.  Takes at most 15 minutes after the rice is cooled.

Yeah I had no idea what that was until my first roll became "scattered" sushi because my knife was dry..  haha.. still no... never again.

[CNS]

It is definitely for ppl that enjoy the process of cooking, not just the product.

[puniraptor]

Everyone watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi on Netflix. This assignment is mandatory.

[stunted]

Other day had sushi at a famous local place in Taiwan, super fresh salmon and tuna, really good miso soup, and some cabbage dumpling thing. $10

Looking up how they cut tuna on YouTube is interesting. I think American culture makes it so that eating meat we don't think of the food coming from an animal so much, so seeing someone cut tuna up and serve it right away feels unusual.

Also this

[Dugout DickStone]

FYI -  Everyone that said... NOT WORTH THE TIME/TROUBLE was RIGHT.  Without a doubt the worst culinary experience of my life.  Hours bent over chopping, slicing, rolling this rough ridin' mess.  I ended up making about 6 rolls and by this time was so worn and and full from eating the ends and my mistakes that the thought and smell of my food made me want to vomit and burn the house down.  NEVER again... holy fuckballs never again.