Sushi Burogu (Sushi Blog)

 Sashimi was developed in Japan and means raw fish cut into thin slices. Sashimi has evolved from regular fish to allow for sauces to be added. Now there are many common types of sashimi that can taste very good but I think the salmon sashimi looks the best so I will make that. To make it I will need to make a sauce and cut the salmon really thin. To make the sauce I will need wasabi, soy sauce, sugar, mirin and a few other ingredients. With this knowledge of sashimi I am ready to make it. Here is a link for the history of sashimi and types of fish used in sashimi. https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2044.html

 Today I made a Philly Crab Roll. I used avocado, cream cheese, and imitation crab. The rice came out perfectly and the whole roll stuck together. I cut up avocados to put in the roll and I rolled the roll up using my sushi roller. The roll ended up tightly packed and resembled the Wegman's Philly Crab Roll. When I tasted the roll I noticed it did not have as much flavor as the California Roll but the roll I made tasted the same as the Wegman's brand Roll. I think I did a good job making the roll. Here is a recipe to make a similar roll. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/169856/cream-cheese-and-crab-sushi-rolls/

 Today I made a Veggie Roll. A Veggie Roll is made up of cucumbers, carrots, and an avocado. The veggie roll I made was rolled tightly but the the shredded carrots fell right out of the roll. I would not call my sushi a fail but it sure was close. on the outside it did not look too bad until you realized that half of its ingredients were missing. The Veggie Roll from Wegmans on the other hand looked great and tasted the same as my roll(minus the carrots.) I believe this is a difficult roll because even if you tightly pack the roll it will still fall apart. Here is the recipe I used for my Veggie Roll. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/veggie-sushi-rolls-367009

 For my sushi this week I made a Shrimp Tempura Roll and coated it in Tempura Sauce. I tried the Wegman's version of the roll and it tasted spicy and crunchy. The tempura I made tasted great but the sauce I put on top was a little too thick. The roll itself consisted of rice, shrimp tempura, avocado, and cream cheese. I think the Wegman's roll is better because it was made with higher quality shrimp and the sauce was dripped onto the roll instead of being poured. The roll I made definitely didn't look the best but it tasted good and I learned something new. Frying my shrimp tempura                                                                                                    Here is a recipe for shrimp tempura in the link below. Recipe:  https://www.justonecookbook.com/shrimp-tempura/ Shrimp tempura Roll Wegman's Shrimp Tempura Roll (I used the same ingredients in my roll as Wegman's did, except for the onions on top.)