| Sushi is a Japanese food consisting of | | | | 4. Gari, which is a pickled ginger |
| vinegar-added rice with a topping. However, | | | | |
| many people know sushi for its raw fish, but | | | | 5. Nori which are seaweeds but used as thin |
| if you are vegetarian, you may create your | | | | sheets after drying the weed |
| own sushi delicacies using vegetables. | | | | |
| | | | 6. Soy Sauce |
| These are basic tools you need in your | | | | |
| kitchen to prepare sushi | | | | 7. Vegetables including asparagus, carrots, |
| | | | celery, sprouts, lettuce, and one can add any |
| 1. A sharpened knife to cut fish and/or | | | | vegetable. |
| vegetables and a cutting board | | | | |
| | | | 8. Sushi-grade fish and even canned tunas are |
| 2. A wooden ladle or spatula to work with | | | | also good |
| rice | | | | |
| | | | Take a small sheet of nori place it on top of |
| 3. A sushi rolling mat, to roll sushi into | | | | mat that rolls sushi. Add cooled |
| desired shapes | | | | vinegar-cooked rice on top of nori. Add |
| | | | little wasabi (optional). Add vegetables/tuna |
| Ingredients Needed | | | | sushi-grade raw fish on top of this. Do not |
| | | | over pile ingredients on to the roll. Then |
| 1. Sushi Rice or the sticky rice and medium | | | | roll the sushi up and see that the roll is |
| or small-grained white rice is used to | | | | compressed and squeezed evenly to ensure good |
| prepare this. | | | | shape to your roll. Now cut the roll to |
| | | | desired number of pieces. You may even |
| 2. Rice Vinegar | | | | refrigerate the roll before cutting. |
| | | | |
| 3. Wasabi (it is a green-colored condiment | | | | As you see it very easy to prepare sushi and |
| prepared from horseradish) | | | | once done you may enjoy sharing with your |
| | | | friends. |