Has anyone here ever tried to make their own sushi?

Yes, I've made California roll a few times (foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/cali...). I'd like to try other types, but I'm not sure where I can get fresh enough fish here in the midwest. I serve the California roll as a side dish to beef-wrapped asparagus (aspupara no gyuuniku maki: アスパラã?

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I put my bamboo mat inside a zip top freezer bag to keep it from sticking too much. Be sure to carefully follow the directions when you make the rice, since it needs to be the right consistency. I used Alton Brown's recipe (foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sush...) I used imitation crab meat, and my husband and I loved it.

The only trick for me is not filling the roll too much for it to seal properly.

Yes, I've made California roll a few times (foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/cali...). I'd like to try other types, but I'm not sure where I can get fresh enough fish here in the midwest. I serve the California roll as a side dish to beef-wrapped asparagus (aspupara no gyuuniku maki: アスパラ㝮牛肉㝾㝝).

I bought the California hybrid sushi rice from my local Asian grocery store, as well as the rice wine vinegar, seaweed (I'm told that Nori is really algae, but everyone calls it seaweed), pickled ginger, wasabi, and the bamboo mat. I put my bamboo mat inside a zip top freezer bag to keep it from sticking too much. Be sure to carefully follow the directions when you make the rice, since it needs to be the right consistency.

I used Alton Brown's recipe (foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sush...) I used imitation crab meat, and my husband and I loved it. The only trick for me is not filling the roll too much for it to seal properly.

Messy isn't it... Buy one of these, even if you get it sent to you, or try to find one like this where you live. It's a plastic 'holder' for when you make them and cut them.... Makes making sushi so easy and simple and easy to clean up ...everything! sushiexpress.com.au/ They are BRILLIANT And I liked these two videos - the second one making inside out rolls is great :S youtube.com/watch?v=CeSdErIP0kY youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9EAqTBrNw.

Yes. We make our own sushi. The trick is to use a bamboo placemat wrapped in plastic to roll them.

California rolls is probably the safest. You also need to have plastic gloves (not rubbery ones, but the kind like you get with a hairdye kit. ) Good luck.It's a lot of fun!

Just make sure you use the right kind of rice and prepare it correctly or it won't stick together right. :).

To make great sushi you've got to use the same kind of rice japanese use for sushis to get the best sticky effect. If you can't find out, mixed 2 or 3 tablespoon of sticky rice with your regular rice and cook it as usual. I recommend using rice cooker to get evenly cooked rice.

Yes! It's easy to roll the sushi on bamboo, as @lgalatea suggested. I've found the hardest part is creating the actual sushi rice.

The preparation is tricky and it's difficult to get it to taste like the pros. The fun part is getting to be creative and put all kinds of yummy things in your rolls! @ml962 has an excellent how-to here on Mahalo, How to Make Sushi.

Yes, but my seaweed was always really tough. I haven't tried since then and couldn't really find good seaweed...

I absolutely love sushi especially when its fresh! Since being diagnosed with Esophagitis, I can only eat certain things and Sushi is one of those things. While it does oftentimes get expensive at GOOD quality restaurants, I decided to try making it at home.

I actually went to a kitchen store at the mall and bought myself a "Sushi Kit". These kit was really cool because it literally came with ALL the tools you need including: Sushi Cookbook Sushi Press Sushi Plate Sushi "rice" flattener I saw other ones that included the sauces and stuff, but as a Chef I like to make things RIGHT then and there and make them myself :o) Anyway, while the process did take a little time to get used to (I'm no professional), it actually did start to turn out the way it is supposed to turn out after a few tries. I didn't expect to get it the first time!

I made about 15 out of uh 500 recipes in the book for the different rolls including: Crunchy California Dragon Eel Rainbow Spider Rock N Roll (yum! ) and more! When it comes to eating it on your own at home, perfection doesn't really matter, but the thought that you can make a good looking piece of sushi does make you smile!

As said above, mine was a kit. I liked this because it included everything I needed and I didn't need to go to a dozen different stores. They also have videos on techniques, they have free recipes online, and they have a few sites that even give you ideas of NEW customized/personalized rolls/sushi to make.

Now I am hungry!

We tried to make California rolls a year ago...didn't work so well..needless to say we ended up going out to eat because it became disasterous...which is beyond me because initially it seemed so easy...I guess I was never the best in the kitchen :).

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