Sushi success
#259286 - 04/20/06 02:42 PM
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franny
Reged: 05/16/05
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I made sushi today for the first time and it was yummy and easy! A little sticker shock at the price of Nori (4.98)for 5 sheets. I once heard Kat Cora (sp?) say if you don't have a mat for rolling them, use saran wrap, it worked fine. I put Jaz rice & surimi (imitation crab) on one set...rice & avocado with garlic powder on the other. I forgot to buy the wasabi powder so I used the garlic. Both were dipped in soy sauce. Boy do I know what lunch will be for a while.Thanks to all of you who contributed to the other thread that started the sushi fad at my house.
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I put Jaz rice & surimi (imitation crab) on one set...rice & avocado with garlic powder on the other.
What do you mean by set? Don't you put all the ingredients on one piece of Nori? 
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~ Beth
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We don't pay nearly that much here... a $5 package contains at least 20 sheets!
What also works in place of a mat, according to the guy at one of the local HFS's, is a paper plate. I haven't tried that one, because I have a mat, but in case you wanted to try something else! I imagine waxed paper would work too.
Yay sushi! Love the stuff, and it's so healthy! 
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When you go to a sushi bar/restaurant, a "set" is a plate of sushi. What she meant (I'm pretty sure!) is that she put different ingredients on each roll that she made. 1 sheet of nori makes a roll, which in turn is cut into 6-8 pieces of sushi.
You can only put so much onto a roll and still be able to roll it! Thin rolls, like I make, are usually just 1 or 2 filling ingredients each, plus the rice and nori. Anything more and they fall apart.
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...can Beth embarrass herself on the sushi posts? 
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~ Beth
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LOL!!
#259363 - 04/20/06 10:18 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
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Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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I'm telling you: get a book. There has to be some in the library. Seeing it in *illustrated* print will make it so much easier to understand!
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Casey's right, once you see it done you'll get it. I've seen it done quite a bit on TV food shows, which I love!!!
And the set is one roll cut up into pieces.
Casey do you use a half a sheet of nori or the whole one? Since they were so expensive I used the instructions on the back which called for a half sheet.
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...I have absolutely no idea what they are talking about So you're not alone 
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The avocado
#259876 - 04/24/06 12:44 PM
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Augie
Reged: 10/27/04
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How much is safe per serving. They are so high in fat. How much did you add per one serving?
Fat is such a trigger.
How much rice did you use per serving? I think 1/4 dry would be good, right?
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~ Beth
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I can get by (when I do my sushi-in-a-bowl) with 1/4 to 1/2 of an avocado per bowl. It's enough to give the dish the perfect texture.
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~jules
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Casey shared this in the other sushi post...the veggies are so minimal that it won't make a difference. You need some fat in your diet just not a whole bunch. Once avocado can be used for three or four rolls of sushi so the fat content is minimal.
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Have a blessed day! Rachel
Formerly poochibelly...
I have IBS but it doesn't have me!
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...is that okay for most folks? I have gallbladder issues. I guess it would depend on the size of the avocado too.
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~ Beth
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My body reacts like it would to consuming a whole egg if I eat any more than a sliver or two of avocado--it triggers a virtually instant reaction. It's like knowingly putting a "bomb" in my gut.
Kate, IBS-D.
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I read where you are suppose to cut it in half too. But it sounds like most people on this site don't? Was 1/2 sheet filling enough?
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~ Beth
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One nori sheet has about ten calories, so it's not a matter of filling you up. It has a very strong flavor, though, so I only like to use a half sheet.
Think of a sushi roll like a burrito with the ends cut off. The nori is basically used to hold it all together.
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~jules
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Here's a good link with photos...
http://www.route79.com/food/sushi-roll.htm
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~jules
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Jules, that was a cool website. Thanks.
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Franny
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