New lockdown, new adventures in the kitchen

New lockdown, new adventures in the kitchen - Japan Day

Back into lock-down again, and this time we've decided to mix it up a bit, so every other week we're cooking a meal from a different country.

The first week was Japan.

One of our favourite cuisines, but one we rarely cook.

We decided to make sushi and tempura, and prepare some ready-made gyoza dumplings.

Let's start with the sushi. It was fun to make, but quite time consuming. Here's a little tip...don't make sushi while you are hungry, a) because you'll eat all of the ingredients, and b) it takes time and if you're like us you'll lose patience with it!

** Hi Miss L here. Sushi is harder than it looks. You don't want to put to much filling in because it will over flow when you roll your sushi! **

We started by preparing our sushi rice. Sushi rice can be found in most big supermarkets.

We used this recipe. I would probably put in a bit less salt and sugar next time, but I have to admit...it tasted great!

Next lie your sushi mat out flat (we managed to roll some of the sushi without a mat, so don't worry too much if you don't have one. It just makes it easier to roll out tightly), and put a sheet of sushi nori seaweed on it.

Sure it was a bit of a faff but it all tasted delicious and the kids loved it.

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