Project Flower-Inspired Rolled Sushi

Apr 27, 2023 | Cooking Club

Flower-Inspired Rolled Sushi

Use your imagination to create rolled sushi inspired by flowers. To get you started, here are some basic recipes:

This recipe for CLASSIC SUSHI MESHI includes instructions on cooking and seasoning rice, and information on the wooden tub in which the cooked rice is seasoned.

Flower-Inspired sushi rolls includes instructions for making PINK SUSHI RICE from black rice and for assembling some simple rolls.

NORI MAKI sushi rolls

Thin OMELET sheets

Fluffy Scrambled Eggs

Soy-Simmered Shiitaké

FESTIVE FLOWER SUSHI ROLLS appear on pages 33-37 of KANSHA: Celebrating Japan’s Vegan and Vegetarian Traditions (Ten Speed Press, 2010)

What FLOWER-INSPIRED rolled sushi will you prepare in YOUR kitchen? Please share with us at Kitchen Culture Cooking Club (Facebook group)

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