Make sushi at home with simple hand rolled sushi called Temaki Sushi. Everyone in the family (or at the party) will have fun rolling the nori sheets around sushi rice and their favorite fillings!
“How do you make sushi?” “What is sushi rice?” “Where do you buy your ingredients for sushi?” “Do you make sushi a lot at home?”
Let’s just say I receive a lot of questions about sushi! That really speaks to how popular sushi has become in the US and around the world.
When I do get asked about sushi, I first think of the most traditional form of sushi called Nigiri. Imagine a sushi restaurant in Tokyo where a chef quickly, but carefully packs a small rectangle of rice and tops it with a freshly sliced piece of raw fish, placing it in front of you to eat. That’s nigiri sushi, and it takes a sushi chef years and years of practice to perfect.
What is Temaki Sushi?
Temaki Sushi is sometimes called a “hand roll” because it is made of a rolled cone of seaweed, wrapped around rice and fillings. The best part (for me as a cook) is that this is a meal where everyone helps themselves. You just need to prepare a platter of sushi rice, nori (seaweed sheet) and fillings such as sashimi-grade fish and sliced veggies/mango. Then at the table, each person makes a hand rolled sushi based on their favorite mix of ingredients.
If you are vegetarian or do not eat raw fish, you can still make Temaki Sushi with vegetables of your choice or use cooked ingredients such as Shrimp Tempura, grilled unagi, or even Chicken Teriyaki and Chicken Kaarage! It’s fun to make your own fillings, so get creative!
Clockwise from salmon: salmon, hamachi (yellowtail), shredded daikon, radish sprouts, amaebi (sweet shrimp), cucumber, takuan (pickled daikon), tobiko, kanpachi (amberjack), toro (fatty tuna), shredded daikon, radish sprouts, hotate (scallops,) uni (sea urchin), tai (red snapper), and ikura (salmon roe) in the middle.
What makes “sushi rice” different from regular Japanese rice?
To make temaki sushi, you need to make the rice sticky (and extra flavorful), so it forms together well when you wrap the seaweed cone around it. Sushi Rice is simply steamed rice seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Japanese only make this rice when making sushi, so for all other Japanese meals, we eat regular steamed rice. To learn how to make sushi rice, see How To Make Sushi Rice.
Once you master temaki sushi and are ready for more sushi making, you wouldn’t want to miss this Complete Guide on How to Host a Sushi Party.
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- ½ cup sushi rice (Recipe)
- 1 sheet nori (seaweed)
- ½ cup fillings
- Sashimi grade fish of your choice (salmon, tuna, salmon roe, spicy tuna etc)
- Persian/Japanese cucumbers
- Shiso leaves (Ooba) (perilla)
- Kaiware radish sprouts
- Takuan (pickled daikon radish)
- avocado
- carrot
- white sesame seeds (roasted/toasted)
Gather all the ingredients.
- If your raw fish comes as a block, slice the raw fish into long sticks. Or you can ask a fish monger at a Japanese grocery store to cut the raw fish for Temaki Sushi. They will cut fish into long sticks, instead of sashimi-style cut.
- Cut nori in half.
- Before you start, make sure your hands are dry in order to keep nori dry and crispy. Place the seaweed on the palm of your hand (shiny side down) and put a thin layer of rice on left third of nori.
- Place fillings (shiso leaf, cucumber, raw fish and daikon radish sprouts) vertically across middle of middle of the rice.
- Fold the bottom left corner of nori over and begin folding into cone shape.
- Keep rolling until cone is formed. Put a piece of rice at the bottom right corner to use as glue and close tightly. Continue with the other half of the nori.
- Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce as condiments.
Cook Time/Prep Time: This does not include the time to prepare sushi rice.
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“Jiro Dreams of Sushi” is a great documentary! I really enjoyed watching it.
Thanks Venetia! Me too! 🙂
Oh I love how simple it is Nami!
This is a platter with a great appearance, great for sushi eating company that;s for sure.
I will try to find the documentary, sushi is really exciting!
Hugs and Kisses my friend 🙂
Looks and sounds wonderful! Light and delicious!
Yummy!
Thank you! 🙂
That documentary was the best without a doubt my friend 🙂
Loving this sushi post!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I and the rest of your friends are so lucky to have you as a friend. Why? We can always ask you about Japanese cooking and sushi making. I know for me, all I have to do is send you an email and you always kind and always responsive. Thank you for the link on Jiro Dreams of Sushi. I will definitely check it out. 🙂
As soon as the system lets me see your pictures, I’ll ooh and ahh over them appropriately. I love temaki sushi as well. No rolling involved and you can make every hand roll fresh to your personal taste. I wish I had the 3 or 5 roll stand to serve/display mine.
Wow Nami your tutorial is perfect. This is one of my most popular classes to teach and you’re pictures show it so well. I need to learn to add photos that are side by side on my blog. I can’t figure it out. Maybe I need to set it up like a collage.
Nice posts.
Hi Vicki! Thank you so much for the kind words. I have been making this since I was small, BUT it’s sometimes hard to know what others want to know about preparing sushi (something that I may not even notice as it’s normal to me).
For the photo side by side – I use Word to write a recipe. I resize the step-by-step pictures to 350 pix and paste into Word. Then For side-by-side step, I make it even more smaller to fit two (or three) pictures then use screen shot and copy. Then paste it to Paint and crop the picture, then save. Hope that helps. Maybe there are other easy ways to do it, but I’ve been doing this method for a long time….(and no time to learn new skill haha). 🙂
The pictures finally showed up and are truly amazing. This is why I don’t have a blog, only post to LJ. Because of the time and effort you put into making posts like this one again and again. 🙂
I wish I could get half of the ingredients you have … salmon, tobiko or masago and shrimp are about it for me.
Thanks for that info. I just found it in my junk mail. However I understand how you’ve done this and have used all the programs you mention except paint, but I know we have that. Thanks for sharing. Next month my site will move over to a WordPress site so it may be easier to copy and paste my posts from word to WordPress. It might be possible to do the photos as well on PicMonkey. I will check both out. Thanks for the info.
How crafty ! How artsy ! How pretty ! How healthy ! How yum ! 🙂
Oh, Nami, you’re killing me with these sushi photos 😉
I went to Jiro’s restaurant while I’m in Japan. Not to eat (I wish). I just passed and luckily saw Jiro-san at the door. I didn’t asked him for a picture, but I took him one later, while he was seated inside. What I really wanted to do was to ask him for a hug. I love the documentary.
It was so hard to leave Japan. As always. But here we are again, enjoin your recipes and going for the giveaway 😉
You did! 😀 I have friends who have been to the restaurant. I’d love to try the restaurant one day just to see and taste excellent sushi! Thank you so much for your kind words, Vero! xo
I won tickets to that movie but sadly didn’t get there. That’s a fun way for a family to enjoy sushi. It’s a bit like the way we eat our tacos xx
Each roll looks like a work of art, you are so talented!
It never occurred to me to use chicken as a filling. What a great idea!
I can never resist sushi.Even if that’s all I have when we eat out, I’m happy. Now I’m even happier with your recipe, I can make it at home. Thanks, Nami!
Lucky Americans 🙂 And I am sorry, but I am afraid that I always ask my Japanese friends the same question 🙂
Gorgeous, gorgeous photos that just made me so hungry! Temaki sushi parties are the best! To get enough really good ingredients for temaki near Santa Barbara, I think I would need to drive to a larger Japanese supermarket in LA. Yet another moment when I wish we were neighbors… 🙂
Oh and I loved the film Jiro Dreams of Sushi! I knew I would like it because it was a food film about sushi, but what surprised me was how much it was about family– father and sons– and the story of Jiro himself and his amazing lifelong dedication and commitment to his work. I wasn’t expecting it, but it was really inspiring about career choices/motivations and integrity.
Oh yum! I’ve still never made raw sushi/nigiri/sashimi at home before. I’ve only made cooked rolls. I’ll have to try this!
I think this is in some way more easy to make than a makis or rolls. I like the idea to let each one to fill it with what they want.
This is just perfect, and simple! Looks so tempting, beautifully presented and delicious of course. On the other note I loved the documentary, Jiro rocks! 😀
GORGEOUS photo, TRUE!
Always love your step by step photos as they DO inspire me too!
Cheers!
Joanne
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If someone were to ask me which type of food I would eat if I could only eat one type of food for the rest of my life, I think I would answer with sushi. My favorite types are made with raw fish but I enjoy the cooked and all veggie versions as well.
I love your hand rolls. They look perfect! I made sushi at home one time and while it was fun, it was a lot of work. Your recipe looks pretty easy to put together. I’ve pinned it so I can find it easily.
Have a wonderful evening!
Wow, that looks delicious! I love hand rolls and these look better than getting them at Japanese restaurants. Love your photos too! 🙂
Your hand rolls look gorgeous! Great tutorial! My husband and I watched the Jiro documentary a few months ago and loved it. I was really captivated by the way they cooked the eggs for the egg sushi – amazing!
Have never been to a ‘handroll party’ but oh what fun! Not a cheap platter to prepare, but so colourful and appetizing! With the result of individual ‘bunches’ of colourful food like flowers only limited by one’s imagination! Oh, well, can’t win the prize but can bookmark the idea for the next warm weather Down Under: think my friends would love this 🙂 !
I wish you live nearby! Hand roll party is fun (and easy for me to prepare)! 🙂
I’ve heard of the movie about Jiro but haven’t seen it. I really must – it sounds excellent! And speaking of excellent, so is this post! I’ve never made anything resembling sushi, and really should give it a try someday. Love that top photo!
Exquisite post Nami!
Only the way how you arranged the Sushi ingredients is already a feast for the eyes.
Very interesting information about the documentary about the Sushi Master, thanks for sharing 🙂
Hi Nami! I love handrolls especially those with soft shell crabs!
Yeah, I have to agree this is easier to make than the regular sushi. Love that platter of sashimi! I’ve never had sea urchin though I’ve been very intrigued. Must try the next time I’m at the sushi place.
Thanks for showing how to roll these. Mine are always out of shape!
I absolutely adore sushi and have made it a couple of times in the past too although I have never really been able to take to the size of hand rolls – I prefer the smaller pieces of sushi. Maybe I am just to clumsy to eat the hand rolls.
Have a lobely weekend Nami.
🙂 Mandy xo
Nami-san, Great step by step photos. I think my favourite tamaki rolls are with tuna and lots of vegetables. You know this is a great idea for a party. All the host needs to do is get all the supplies ready and everyone can make their own. Have a super weekend. Ja Mata. BAM
Going to check out the video, sounds interesting. I love how that platter looks and how easy it seems to be to make the cones.
Nami, I’m amazed by your skills! I’d love to taste these delicious temaki sushi rolls (that I adore)… I must try this at home 🙂
Oh nice I have never seen a sushi made this way (that should take some pressure from me). I am not an expert in this field (way not!) but as you know nami I love sushi and I have most of the ingredients here. time for a new sushi session in goa. ^.^
PS: I had heard about the movie a couple of months back, but I had forgotten about it. Thanks for reminding me!
Your sushi photos are amazing, topnotch! I still remember your old sushi post they are the first photos that drived me to your blog.
I wish I can grap some of the sushi you made from the computer screen, the ingredients all look so fresh and good!
Yum Nami! This looks so deliciously fresh! Would love to win that sushi party set, but I’m in Australia! 🙁
Going to check that documentary out now! x
gemma @ andgeesaid.blogspot.com.au
These sushi rolls look so beautiful and colorful. That platter of fillings looks incredible. 🙂
handroll looks fabulous saw the pictures on instagram 🙂 yummy
How do you eat hand rolls? Like an ice cream cone? I love it. I need to try to make my own sushi rolls! But yeah, first I need to find good sushi-grade fish…
Wow, what a yummy treat to make at home! I bet these are absolutely delicious and even better than what I often enjoy at restaurants! Great recipe, Nami. Enjoy your weekend!
Oh! That’s simple enough! I can roll that kind of a sushi… I think… 😀
Beautiful post and photographs. Thanks for the directions.
Gorgeous sushi, Nami. I also love how easier and simpler these are than the traditional ones.
I have had Jiro Dreams of Sushi in my Netflix queue for a while and haven’t got around to watching it yet. All of your fish looks so gorgeous.
Looks sooo good! I hope I win the prize. I could have fun sushi party!
Hey Nami – this is a real temaki party here! So colorful and yummy looking. You got me all excited about throwing a sushi party at home. The documentary sounds like a perfect one to watch too after enjoying the sushi. What a fantastic idea!
These are gorgeous!! You had so many fun stuff to add to it!! Great idea… This would be great for a small dinner party of 4 or 6 people.. Everyone makes their own handrolls!!
Nami, you are soooooo talented! What gorgeous, lovely sushi!
Wow, this looks so simple! Looks like I’ll be making these myself this weekend instead of hitting up a sushi restaurant 🙂
I’m so happy I found you on Pinterest and now here! I’m a Mexican women married to a Japanese man! I love to cook and I grew up eating Japanese food but until now really never knew how to cook anything Japanese except rice!
Thank you so much!
Teresa Ramirez-Higashi
Hi Teresa! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving the kind message. 🙂 I’m so happy that you found my site, and welcome!
Hope your Japanese husband will enjoy some home cooked Japanese dishes. If you can find condiments and some basic ingredients, it should be pretty simple and authentic. 🙂 Enjoy!
This is a lovely tutorial. I never thought making sushi could be as simple as this.
Hi Nami! Such a beautiful platter of sushi-truly special-a work of art!
Love the cone shapes..all the better to eat the wonderful fresh fillings;-)
Beautiful Temaki, Nami-san. I have duly pinned your photo onto my Sushi Board at Pinterest =)
Nami san, I used to have a platter like this when I was a kid back home in Japan! The photo wowed me!!! Itadakimasu:)
Everything looks beautiful as usual, but that platter with everything on it is stunning! I’m still intimidated, so I’ll leave sushi-making to the experts — you and restaurants. 🙂
i loved that movie so much!! these look seriously delicious Nami!
Nami, of course, your Sushi Hand Rolls look unbelievably pretty and photogenic and of course I would do just about anything to have a taste or two but I am also totally thrilled by your picture of the assorted fresh ingredients that you assembled to make your sushi! Now all I want is temaki sushi hand rolls but unfortunately I do not think that I will be getting any as there is one more birthday party today and there is no sushi on the menue!
Have a great weekend!
Wish I could enter to win the sushi party pack. It’s got the works! Your temaki platter looks spectacular. I always thought you put rice in the centre of the seaweed, but your method looks more like it!
I watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi too! 🙂
I like this kind of “help yourself” sushi..a good idea for a dinner with friends!
Great!
Temaki!!!!! I love it! <3
Sorry for my late response… Thank you Linces for your kind words! 🙂
Ohhh, Nami, now I’m quite hungry! Your photos are just stunning and sushi is our family’s favorite! Making hand rolls at home sounds so appealing.
What a festive sushi platter…….
did you enjoyed it by yourself?
sushi grade tuna isn’t that hard to find in Indonesia, since we re one of the biggest tuna and any other seaffod product…
btw, your cone shaped temaki had a drolling looks!
Nami, I am thrilled to learn you know Jiro Dreams About Sushi. I have been totally hypnotised during the whole film… I wish I could afford his restaurant one day… I wish I would be able to appreciate his efforts (now I think it would be a waste of money). I must go more often to Japan and learn to appreciate good sushi because even the cheapest nigiri I had in Tokyo was the best I have ever had in my life, so I have a long path in front of me before being able to appreciate Jiro’s art (and then start saving money to go there 😉 .
Your temaki look fabulous. I want to grab one (or two) and devour it right now (and it’s midnigt here!). My other Japanese blogging friend keeps on talking about temaki sushi and I don’t know why I torture myself with maki sushi which are delicious but clumsy and difficult to prepare… I must make one day a temaki sushi self-service party for my Japanese cuisine loving friends 😉
Nami, what a fun, unique (at least to me) way to do sushi. Thanks for sharing this fresh, delicious technique, I would NEVER know how to do this!
These are just gorgeous! Although I LOVE sushi, I’ve never considered making sushi with raw fish at home. I guess I’m weary about the claims of “sushi-grade.” Do you have any advice on what to look for when buying fish for sushi? These are just visually stunning Nami!
I love this simpler version. It looks like something I could actually make myself!
Jason and I were craving sushi tonight but all the restaurants were closed by the time we were hungry. We went to CPK instead but now I’m totally craving sushi ALL OVER again!
Hi Nami,
Thanks for sharing the step by step of making the hand rolls.
Everything looks so fresh and inviting.
mui
I really loved this. I do not have this big nori sheets but I do have snack seaweed. I will try with whatever filling I have right now.
Nami, you make it all look so easy! That is one beautiful tray of sushi up there. My boys would be so thrilled with me if I put that in front of them. They are HUGE sushi fans.
I remember one of the first posts I saw of yours was one of your sushi cut rolls. I knew right then that I would be following you for a long time. Now you give us an equally as beautiful hand roll. Gorgeous and what fresh ingredients with a variety of textures – just as it should be. You’re amazing Nami!
Wow, Nami! Beautiful hand rolls! I want to make these…you make it look so easy, but I know that a lot of work goes into this. Mmmm…I want to bite into the freshness of your rolls. I’m craving now…ahhhhh…!1
Gorgeous, making me so hungry right now 🙂
Gorgeous shot of that platter with all those beautifully vibrant sushi ingredients! I’ve never made my own sushi before but I’d love to give it a try, thanks for a great post Nami 🙂
I loved that film. I was in awe of his passion and his son’s eagerness to follow in his footsteps. Gutted I didn’t know about the place when I was in Japan!
The best thing about eating this is the slight crunch from the nori as it sticks to you tongue. Bliss.
I am salivating already! We usually reserve sushi night for later in the week, but you have me wanting it today. 🙂 Beautiful rolls Nami!
I find these delicious and healthy. Thanks for showing us how to make them.
Hi Nami, I tried making temaki once or twice… I can’t quite get the “cone” shape rolled very well. It always ends up being a bit of a mess, lol. They’re really fun to eat though, but I don’t have them often – they’re insanely expensive compared to “regular” maki here. You can get maybe 6 pieces of maki for about €5 here, with shrimp or whatever. They charge the same price for just ONE temaki, and it’s only about the size of two maki… so crazy!
it’s been a really long since I had sushi. Never tried making it at home, very intimated but you do it so neatly and make it look so easy. 🙂
Nami, this is such a neat way to enjoy sushi without the precision of years (and years and years!) of practice and dedication to the art. Thank you. (And thanks for the giveaway opportunity, too!)
P.S. Please relay my congratulations to Uoriki Fresh for attaining SQF 2000 Level 3 — as someone who used to work in the food industry, I understand how stringent and ardent that process can be.
Kim, thank you so much for your kind words! I’m happy to introduce this company to anyone who’s interested in sushi/sashimi grade fish as I believe their products is top quality and excellent! 🙂 Thank you again!!
I love seafood in all its forms: grilled, baked, seared, raw. Your selection of fish on that round platter can only be described as luxurious! Oh mine, how I want to be a guest at your house! Pinned!
Nami, these rolls look delicious and your photos break down the steps beautifully!
Oh these look wonderful. I love experimenting with all sorts of cooking… European (my background), Asian… this is def something I am looking forward to 🙂
I could eat these hand rolls happily every single day!!! I’m so inspired to try making these this weekend!
I am always hungry whenever I visited your page Nami 😀
Yup I am having Japanese food today… Miso Mayo Salmon bake 🙂
These look wonderful Nami as nice as the ones we can get here at the sushi stores!!! 🙂 Funny enough I ask my Japanese friends all the time if they make sushi at home and they also roll their eyes at me because it is considered a type of art and it’s quite hard to perfect ~ even though I think their sushi is amazing!
I’d love to make these if it was easier to get these ingredients 🙂
Great recipe and very useful information. Love your photos too, very tempting.
Nami these look fantastic! And we saw Jiro too and it was such an enjoyable movie. I loved how he said that he never stopped learning. It’s a very different mindset from many other cultures!
My mouth is watering so much right now Nami.:) I have the Jiro movie on my Netflix queue — can’t wait to see it. Your hand rolls look so perfect!
Wow, this is great Nami, Uoriki Fresh, I must look for it at the market…do this come frozen? This is something that I see myself buying and have it all the time, especially during summer…
Looks beautiful your temaki sushi…they are my favorite ones.
Thanks for all the information on your post and have a lovely week 🙂
Mercy!
That looks absolutely delish. I love hand rolls and fish is my favorite food. Now I have cravings.
What a great idea to have a presentation like this and have everyone make their own!
Nami – these hand rolled sushi are works of art. So beautiful and can’t imagine how tasty they are too. Have you considered having a workshop or making technique videos? A great giveaway you’re having!! 😉
I must enter! I love my sushi and I find it is so hard and I always get anxious about whether or not the sushi grade fish I buy is really that fresh! I love this giveaway- you are just amazing my friend. Continue to inspire!
Wow! All I can think of is party! What a great idea and looks beautiful 🙂
Love the colours of the seafood and veggies. They are like the colours of spring. Thanks for dropping by my humble little blog Nami. 🙂 Have a great week ahead!
This is a very easy way to prepare something as close to sushi as it can. I love sushi and recently so did my son. This way of wrapping them reminds me of Greek souvlaki haha. This is how we wrap the meat and everything that complements it!
This is amazing Nomi!!!
These handrolls are stunning!
Oh these hand rolls are wonderful, Nami! Your photos….such beautiful vivid colors….and so inviting! : )
I just love this Nami…
isnt it funny how much we get scared when we see those master chefs putting their best skills making sushi and then whatever we make at home looks like a big disaster.. But now I am sure there would be many many people who would not run to expensive sushi places when they would want to to enjoy beautiful and delicious sushi…
I have to try this..
B/w love ur morning routine.. god we are like same persons in different part of ca..LOl 😉
You know, you’ve inspired me to perhaps even try this at home, too. Thanks, Nami. Yes, I’ve heard about that film – just have to watch it.
I have that movie on dvd but have yet to watch it. Love the idea of everyone doing there own roll with a plate of ingredients to choose from. It is my least favorite ‘sushi’ though, a lot of nigiri for my taste. But could use alternatives 🙂
I love that documentary. In fact, we watched it a few months back 🙂
And this sushi is definitely way too pretty to eat. Must indulge soon, thanks for this easy recipe and intro to sushi, Nami 🙂
Ohh! I think hand rolls are so pretty. I never learned how to make sushi rice. When I was younger, I thought it was the same as regular rice! XD
Wow,
This looks beautiful! So well shown. It’s an art to roll sushi. You make it look so simple that I want to give this a shot.
I adore sushi hand rolls and make them quite often at home too. But usually my fish were not cut as neatly as yours. 😛 I guess it has to do with the shape of the fillet that I got from the market.
Looks so good, just recently made Temaki Sushi for the first time and my kids loved it.
I am glad that I have found your blog. I am big fan of sushi. You have shared nice and easy sushi recipe. I loved it, must try it at home.
Thanks Kelly! Hope you enjoy! 🙂
I love temaki rolls but for some reasons find it actually hard to roll. Will try again though.
I wish I was in the US so I could order from your shop 🙁
Thank you Nolwenn! I wish I can ship to everywhere, but it has to be delivered within 2 days, and shipping with dry ice can be quite costly. It’s too bad. 🙁 Next time, reduce the amount of rice. It’ll be easier to roll AND you can eat more kinds of rolls without getting too full. 🙂
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Hm, looks easier to make than the one with the sushi special bamboo roller.
“Jiro dreams of sushi” is definitely one of my all time favorite Asian movies. This recipe is probably going to be my first attempt at making sushi, although I ve owned a mat for a few years. Is it not customary to greet Sushi chef when entering restaurant here in U.S.?
Hi Monica! I love that documentary too! This is quite easy (for a cook) as all you need is make sushi rice, cut ingredients, and let the guest make their dinner at the table. 😉 Hope you enjoy! If you got to a Japanese owned sushi restaurant (the chef came from Japan, not from the US), it’s pretty similar experience as Japanese sushi place in Japan. 🙂
I love the gold bowl you used in your photograph for the fish eggs. Do you remember where you bought it?
Hi Phillipa! It’s from my mom’s collection, and I’m not sure where she got it. Happy to hear you like it. 🙂
Do you have favorite brand of nori sheet for temaki? I like the ones that has the crunch/pop kind of bite to it and can’t tell just based on price.
Hi Jaspw! It’s really hard to find good quality nori here… To be honest, I haven’t found a good one. I buy the most expensive nori possible (thinking that’s the only option I have), but I try to bring some nori back. Some of my friends bring back as a souvenir too. If you can find, nori from Ariakekai 有明海 (Kyushu) is very delicious. 🙂
Thanks for the tips! I will keep them in mind.
I had a temaki sushi party yesterday for my birthday and it was a blast! Everybody enjoyed filling the rolls to their liking and having so many options.. thank you for the great recipe and the inspiration to get creative with the ingredients! I prepared the vegetables from your recipe (plus mango as a add on), but since it was ridiculously hot and we were eating outside, I replaced the raw fish with surimi, teriyaki salmon and pan-seared shrimps – can definitely recommend that combination! As side dishes, we kept it classic – wakame salad, ginger and gyoza, which was more than enough. This won’t be the last time we made temaki sushi this summer! And the best thing: My boyfriend, who is not a fan of classic sushi rolls, liked it much better than expected. 🙂
Happy Birthday, Julie! I’m so so happy to hear your birthday party was a success! Thank you so much for your kind feedback and your tips. Temaki Sushi can be very creative with ingredients/filling, and I hope you enjoy it all year around! 🙂