Do you wanna make Sushi at home?

Do you wanna make Sushi at home?

Have you had Sushi?-- maybe "Yes!", but... Have you made Sushi on your own?

This tells you what to need to make Sushi at your home. Nigiri (sliced fish on the top of the rice) is very difficult to make, so why don't you try making some rolls first?

First ingredient is "rice." Sometime people ask, "Which one is sushi rice?" This answer is "there is no sushi rice." You can use whichever you want. If you often cook rice, and eat it as just steamed rice, and you want to use it for sushi as well, it is recommended using short grain rice. But, for your information, most of Japanese restaurants in Arizona use medium grain rice.

Second ingredient is "vinegar." It is used to season the rice. You can find Rice Vinegar and Sushi Vinegar at the store. To make sushi, you should get sushi vinegar because it is already seasoned. If you pick rice vinegar in case that you want to use it for making dressing or so, you should add sugar and a bit of salt. 

Third one is "seaweed." There are some different types of seaweed at the store, so make sure that you pick plain "nori," NOT "wakame" or "konbu."

An equipment you need is a bamboo mat, called "makisu." This is to wrap up the sheet of seaweed, rice and other ingredients.

Those four above are basically what you need. You may get sesame seeds to sprinkle on the rice, and wasabi to make it spiced up.   

What you want to put inside is totally up to you. There are examples to make some rolls.

1) sashimi grade frozen tuna for tuna roll

2) imitation crab, avocado, cucumber, mayonnaise and masago (additional) for california roll

3) tuna, mayonnaise and Sriracha sauce for spicy tuna roll. 

Don't forget to get soy sause! You need it when eating your own sushi even though it ends up with either clumsy shape or excellent artwork. You can find regular, less sodium and gluten-free soy sauces. 

So, now you are ready for making your own Sushi!
Here are some useful links that teaches you how to make Sushi Rolls.
http://makemysushi.com/index.php/How-to-make-sushi/maki-roll.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4746015_make-own-sushi-rolls-home.html

For more information, ask store clerks.