Description
About this product
The Obento Sushi Mat is made of woven bamboo and comes from China. You use the mat to make rolled sushi, also known as nori maki.
Maki sushi is made with fresh ingredients and sushi rice, wrapped in a sheet of seaweed (nori) and rolled with the bamboo mat. You can eat the rolls whole or cut them into smaller pieces. They are traditionally served with soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger.
Usage and preparation
For about 5 nori maki rolls you need: 500 g cooked rice, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 5 sheets of nori seaweed, wasabi and a filling of your choice, such as tuna, cucumber, avocado or crab meat.
- Sprinkle the rice vinegar over the cooled rice and mix gently.
- Cover the bamboo mat with cling film. Place a sheet of nori, shiny side down, on the covered mat.
- Spread the vinegared rice evenly over the nori. Leave about 2 cm at the far end of the sheet free of rice.
- Dab a little wasabi in a straight line along the rice. Place the filling on top of the wasabi.
- Lift the edge of the mat closest to you and roll the nori sheet up tightly. Just before you reach the end of the sheet, moisten the exposed strip with a little water. Press lightly so the roll seals well.
