Make Sushi by yourselves in Sweden

It is well-known that Sushi is one of Swedes’ favorite food. Sushi restaurants exist in most cities in Sweden. It is common to see Sushi franchise chains in Sweden, such as Sushi Yama, Daily Sushi, Sushi Sho, etc. Other self-employed Sushi brands are also very welcomed. Barely in Norrköping, there are more than 10 Sushi restaurants.

However, as coronavirus cases surge in Sweden recently, we are recommended to avoid going public places frequently. Also, as students, sometimes we want to save our budget 🙂

Therefore, this blog aims at teaching you how to have homemade Sushi. The following picture was took when it was my first time eating Sushi in Sweden during this summer. Inspired from this experience, these days I decide to make it by myself in an easy way and share my experience step by step to those who are also interested.

HOMEMADE SUSHI STEP BY STEP GUIDELINE

First, what kits (food material and tools) you need?

Usually, making Sushi in a simple way, the necessary things you need are roasted seaweed sheets, Sushi rice, Sushi vinegar, knife, disposable gloves, and bamboo Sushi mat. Depending on your tastes, you can add other food ingredients and spice. This time I use cucumber, egg, carrot, salmon, and avocado. You can also prepare other spice such as mustard/wasabi, lemon, black sesame, Sushi sauce, light soy sauce and so on. It is recommendable to grab most kits in Coop, because as my observation, they are cheaper in Coop 🙂

Second, make every thing ready!

Rinse the Sushi rice and cover with cold water and let swell for 30 minutes. Strain the water and place the rice in a rice cooker to cook it. During this time, we can prepare other procedures. Fry the egg thinly and then slice it into strips. After cooking the carrot (in order to make it softer), cut the carrot and cucumber into bar-shape strips. Cul avocado into proper shapes. Slice salmon into pieces. After the rice is ready and cools to room temperature, add Sushi vinegar and stir.

Third, start working!

There are two main Sushi styles I make. The first one is “covering” Sushi. Put disposable gloves on and stir the rice. Take some rice and make it into many small oval-shape balls. Use sliced salmon and avocado to cover those oval-shape rice rolls. The second style is “rolling” Sushi. This time the bamboo Sushi mat is required. In order to avoid the rice sticking to the mat, you’d better cover it with a plastic bag. Lay and press the rice, then put a sheet of roasted seaweed, and add what you like in the center. Roll the mat and make it into a roll and cut it. See the following pictures:

Finally, they are almost done!

Shear roasted seaweed sheet and wrap some of the Sushi if you want. Add some black sesame. Put them in good “positions” and add something around to make them look professional. Then enjoy taking pictures and catering to your appetite. Let’s see some more pictures of homemade Sushi made by me!