Q&A for How to Make a Sushi Roll

The rice is probably the least healthy part of the sushi. It’s high in refined carbs and low in nutrients. However, the rice wine or vinegar may have health benefits such as promoting lower blood sugar and blood pressure.

Sushi isn’t super hard to make as long as you have the right tools and ingredients, such as sticky rice, rice wine or vinegar, and a rolling mat or towel. It may take a little practice to get the hang of it, though.

Lay out some plastic wrap on a thin dish towel or tea towel, then use that to roll the sushi. As a bonus, you can use the towel to wipe up any messes after you’re done!

The rice wine makes the rice sticky. It helps to make it stick to the seaweed, and it adds flavor.

Sushi rice is just glutinous short-grained white rice. In order to make sure your sushi rice is sticky enough to hold together, you'll need to add about 1/5 a cup of rice vinegar or rice wine to your rice cooker or saucepan.

Yes. You can find tons of recipes online for sushi that doesn't include any seaweed. wikiHow also has an article on making sushi without seaweed that you might find helpful.

Yes, the sugars in the rice are transformed into alcohol by the yeast. Although there is no alcohol-free rice wine, you can use vinegar as a substitute.

You can check your local supermarket, as they usually have several varieties available. If they do not sell seaweed and mirin, you can check specialty stores or markets that carry Asian food products. If you do not have access to specialty stores, you can check online retailers and have the products shipped to you.

Of course. There are many ways to make sushi.

You can put some sesame seeds inside the sushi roll along with the other ingredients or sprinkle it on the outside after the roll is made. It's really up to you.

It should be available in the floral section of your nearby supermarket. If not, you could try a local flower shop or plant nursery. You can also order online, as it can be safely shipped.

Check with online retailers that carry Asian culinary tools and ingredients. Nori is fairly easy to get ahold of, and since it's smoked and dried, it's sure to stay fresh on its way to you.

You can put rice in a pan with water and cook it. You should be able to find directions on the rice bag or online.

You could try sugarcane vinegar. Instead of the "seasoned rice vinegar" mentioned here, try this as alternative: Dissolve together two tablespoons sugarcane vinegar, one teaspoon brown sugar, and 1/3 teaspoon rock salt on a saucepan (quickly over low heat, only to totally dissolve the sugar and salt). Once out of the head, add in three teaspoons sesame oil. Mix these well.

You can order a bamboo mat online from Amazon or eBay.

Yes. You can make sushi rice in a pan as well. There are tons of recipes online you can follow if you're unsure about how to do this.

If your local grocery store doesn't carry the fish you're looking for, check smaller markets or specialty fish markets.

It depends what kind you purchase. Some kinds are only four dollars, others are for twenty-four. You can find some at any Asian supermarket, or even at a simple cooking store near you. You can also order them online.

Construct your sushi with cold rice, instead of hot or warm. This makes a difference.

You can check for seaweed in supermarkets, Asian shops or online.

Yes! There are many different ingredients you could use in your sushi! Some of more popular vegetables in sushi are; cucumber, jalapeño, pickled daikon (pickled radish), and asparagus. Some popular proteins include; shrimp tempura (deep fried shrimp), crab meat (real or imitation), salmon, tuna.

No! Make sure any fish you’re planning on eating raw is sashimi-grade fish. Just any fish may not be prepared under the intentions of being consumed raw and could have parasites only removed when cooking the fish.

I'ts not exactly sushi, but check the article Make Sashimi . Sashimi is thinly-sliced fish that you can serve without rice.

You can, but it is highly recommended you do not. your sushi will fall apart easier, making it harder to eat.

It is up to your personal taste. If you are okay without peeling, go for it. Just make sure to wash them properly.

Ordinary rice can be used. If the rice grains are very long grained, overcook them a bit and they will break as you stir later on. It will give almost the same feel as short or medium grained rice.

It is up to your taste if you like them raw. You can also sauté them with some salt and black pepper.