Legend has it that kimbap was originally invented by professional gamblers in Japan. Because they are busy taking part in gambling, the rice balls they carry with them will stick to their hands and cards, so they simply wrap them in seaweed and eat them. With the passage of time, kimbap began to spread widely.

Food symbolizing beauty and purity.

In Japan, if there is a girl under one year old at home, when entertaining important guests, colorful sushi and clam soup are usually presented to tell the guests the beauty and purity of their daughter.

The Position of Sushi in Japanese Cuisine

Like the staple food of Chinese food, the appearance of sushi in traditional Japanese cuisine usually indicates the end of the banquet. Before, dishes such as small dishes, steamed dishes, boiled dishes, fried dishes, iron plates and so on will be presented in turn, accompanied by sake, and finally a perfect taste journey will be realized through sushi.

Sashimi can only be cooked by men.

Because of the different physical characteristics, the palm temperature of women will be slightly higher than that of men, which is considered to destroy the taste and taste of sashimi. So in Japanese restaurants, the chef who makes sashimi is required to be a man.

Exercise:

Steps 1 Careful preparation

L Rice: The main ingredient of sushi is rice. It is best to choose japonica rice with small and full grains. When steaming rice, the ratio of rice to water is 1: 1.2.

L Sushi vinegar: It is best to choose a special brand, but it can also be made of household white vinegar (7 parts), sugar (5 parts) and salt (1 part).

L laver: Century Golden Flower Shopping Center supermarket has special sushi laver for purchase.

L Preparation of sushi rice: Add 170ml sushi vinegar to each catty of rice, and mix well before use.

elaboration

1. Put the bamboo curtain face up and lay it flat on the table.

2. Adjust the size of laver as needed. Usually, half a piece is used for fine winding and the whole piece is used for coarse winding.

3. After laying the laver, stack the rice on the laver. The stack of laver and rice should be aligned with one end of the bamboo curtain. The stack of rice should be high at both ends and low in the middle, which is convenient for adding contents. At the same time, pay attention to leave one end of laver blank, so that laver can be well bonded with rice when rolled.

4. Contents usually include cucumbers, mushrooms, eggs, sashimi, etc. You can increase or decrease it according to your own preferences.

When all the materials are stacked, you can roll up the bamboo curtain and roll up the sushi, paying attention to press it slightly by hand.

6. After sushi is ready, dip it in water with a new york knife, cut it into sections, put it on a plate, and decorate it with pre-cut sweet and sour ginger slices.

Production of the reverse roll: code the rice on the laver, add a proper amount of crab seeds for ornament, then cover the rice with plastic wrap, turn it over, add the contents and roll it up.

Production of rice balls: The production method of rice balls must be light and the rice balls must be loose, so as to present a soft feeling of sushi entrance; The size of rice balls can be determined according to your own preferences.