Sushi Burogu (Sushi Blog)

 Today I cut a cucumber to practice my knife skills but I had to cut it in a specific way to make it small enough to fit well into a sushi roll. First, I washed the cucumber. Then, I peeled it and after that I cut it down the middle. I proceeded to cut it down the middle again and sliced it into smaller slices. I didn't have an example of how to do this so I did this based on my own knowledge of sushi cucumbers.  I also julienned a carrot to make matchsticks that also needed to fit well in a sushi roll. I have attached a video of how to julienne a carrot in the link below. Julienning a carrot was easy because you cut it straight. How to julienne a carrot:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlOP2MT_3sU&feature=emb_logo

Today I created different types of sushi rice and decided which was the best. I made sushi rice by taking a cup of sushi rice and dumping it into a bowl. I then washed the rice out until the water became clear. Next, I poured two cups of water in and cooked it in a rice cooker for 30 minutes. Once I took it out it was ready. I repeated these steps for the three different types of rice I made. The three types of rice were Sushi Chef, Sushi Rice, and Han Kuk Mi rice. After trying all three of them I found that the first two types of rice tasted more or less the same while the Han Kuk Mi rice had more flavor. Along with having more flavor it also stuck to the bowl less. I believed that my decision was obvious and I will use this sushi rice in my future recipes.

Where did sushi come from? The first thing to realize is that “sushi” doesn’t mean “raw fish”. It actually refers to a dish of vinegar rice served with various fillings and toppings, which may include raw fish. Sushi was originally invented as a means of preservation, when fermented rice was used to store fish for anything up to a year. This was known as  narezushi , and in fact the rice was thrown away and only the fish consumed. A later variant called  namanarezushi , invented in the 16th century, introduced the idea of using vinegar rice, which was consumed instead of being thrown away, and this is still enjoyed today, particularly in Japan’s ancient capital, Kyoto. The History of Sushi Sushi is said to have originated in China between the 5th and the 3rd centuries BC, as a means of preserving fish in salt.  Narezushi , the original form of sushi, has been made in South East Asia for centuries, and nowadays, there are still traces of it in some parts.  Narezushi  appeared in Japan