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What is a maki roll? ›

What Is A Maki Roll? A Maki (Makiushi) is a traditional sushi roll that consists of fish, vegetables, rice and rolled up in a seaweed. The sushi roll will sometimes include various sauces and the meat can be either cooked or raw.

A California roll is a fresh take on traditional Japanese rice rolls. Filled with avocado, crab, and cucumber, it's fresh and crunchy and makes a filling meal. You can use real or imitation crab.

The best rice for sushi is short-grain Japanese rice — this is what's in the bags labeled "sushi rice" at the store. This glutinous rice has a higher starch content than other varieties, which gives it the sticky texture you're after when you make sushi.

Some people find that letting the rice soak in water helps it become stickier in the end. Try soaking it for 30 minutes to 4 hours. Drain the water once the rice has finished soaking. Fill a large pot with 2 cups (450 milliliters) of water and add a few extra tablespoons of water.

Dip your fingers into the water and transfer a small portion onto the bare nori (This is a major difference between the Uramaki and the Hosomaki). Make sure to use just enough water to change the nori from being crisp to being damp. Quickly, use the same technique of rolling as the Uramaki.

Sushi always contains rice, while sashimi is just slices of meat or fish. Sashimi could be considered “no-rice sushi.”

Rainbow roll is a type of uramaki sushi roll filled with cucumber, avocado and crab stick. It is prepared with multiple types of fish, most commonly tuna, salmon, white fish, yellowtail, snapper, and eel. Rainbow roll is quite similar to the California roll, with the addition of tuna, salmon and avocado.

Uramaki. The term uramaki is, in many ways, as much of a general term as makizushi. Essentially, an uramaki roll is any sushi roll that has been turned “inside out,” with the rice on the outside and the nori on the inside wrapped around the ingredients – which is almost every sushi roll served in the United States.

The main wrapped ingredients are the avocado and imitation crab (surimi sticks); these are all typically wrapped with seaweed, although soy paper can be used. Premium versions may use real crab, as in the original recipe. The cucumber may have been used since the beginning, or added later, depending on the account.

A typical filling for an Alaskan roll is cooked or smoked salmon, cucumber, and avocado, which are then encased in a layer of sushi rice and seaweed. The combination of fresh veggies and premium salmon gives these rolls their very light, delicate flavor and creamy texture.

What sushi has no fish? ›

You can make sushi using any short grain rice but long grain rice doesn't contain enough starch to hold together. Rice is a staple in Asian cuisine, and in a dish that's all about using just a few high-quality ingredients to craft a masterpiece, how you cook sushi rice can make all the difference.

Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, and the northeastern regions of South Asia, which has opaque grains, very low amylose content, and is especially sticky when cooked.

Kome-zu is made from fermented rice and has a mild, mellow flavor. When used to season sushi rice, it creates white shari (white sushi rice), which is the variety of shari found in most sushi restaurants.

Sushi rice should not be used hot. Allow the rice to cool down for at least five minutes before being used. If it doesn't cool correctly, not only will it be difficult to get it to maintain its shape, but the residual heat could affect the flavor and texture of the raw ingredients in the sushi.