sushi recipes

Sushi Recipes

Sushi has become a highly popular part of the modern day Western diet and one of the most favoured Japanese recipes, both in restaurants and as a quick lunch time alternative to the humble sandwich.

The basis for sushi is a sticky sushi rice containing a seaweed wrap and a filling of fish such as salmon or tuna, vegetables, tofu or egg. Sushi is eaten with soy sauce, ginger and a potent sauce called wasabi, not for the faint hearted.

Vegetarian sushi recipes use vegetables such as peppers, asparagus and snow peas and alternatives to fish such as tofu and egg.

There are many different types of sushi according to the shape and filling, the most commonly sold include california rolls which are thick sushi rice rolls generally containing fillings such as avocado and salmon. Nigiri sushi is a small piece of fish and vegetables served on a pad of rice and maki are smaller rolls of sushi with a fish or vegetable filling.

Easy recipes for sushi can be made using a sushi rolling mat. Sushi rice can be purchased from most supermarkets along with seafood wraps, soy and wasabi.

Brown rice and tofu maki

Salmon and seaweed sushi