Bento Mania #59
For some reason, ever since I mastered the skill of making my own sushi, I hardly frequent Sushi King anymore. Making your own vinegar sushi rice is so easy. There is no rules saying you can’t use your normal cooking rice. The only difference between the fragrant rice and japanese rice is the sticky consistency. Japanese rice is more sticky and they required less water when cooking. So it is alright to use fragrant rice as they are still sticky but less sticky. Get it?
Cook rice as normal in your rice cooker. Once your rice is done, fluff them up with a pair of chopstick. For a cup of rice, drizzle 3 tablespoons of rice vinegar. While mixing, fan the rice (for unknown reason). There is a wide variety of ingredients sold in Jusco and since my kids is a fan of grilled eel I make Unagi quite often. Fish roe is another hit but I doubt they will stay any fresher as a bento meal. For dessert, kids have zucchini, golden kiwi and fresh red dates.
I bought a new tamago pan specially for the tamagoyaki (rolled egg). They are a superb kitchen gadget that I’ve invested so far. And since this is a bento lunch, you will want to make sure the egg is well done to avoid any contamination. I used baran (separator) to avoid the nori (seaweed) from sticking to one another. Not shown in the picture, I have the bento box wrapped in insulation bag with a pack of blue gel ice too. Since the recession is coming, we dine outside lesser now. No more extra expenses like buying the diet pills online. Self control now to shed the extra pound.
Pink Cotton said,
December 2, 2008 @ 9:03 am
what’s rice vinegar?
isit some sort of japanese thing also?
The Queen says: Rice vinegar is the ingredient that you put into your cooked rice. Yup, it’s the Japanese thingy too.
Angeleyes said,
December 2, 2008 @ 9:13 am
I just hate to cut the sushi! Always stick onto my knife! 😛
I even tried wiping my knife with oil/water but still don’t work! aarrgghh!
mang0 said,
December 2, 2008 @ 10:13 am
Totally agreed on using normal rice because jap. rice much more expensive :p Really want to try making it someday 🙂
yenjai.net said,
December 2, 2008 @ 11:51 am
Off topic.
Just come to say thank you.
Getting a ‘sui’ from a pro like Jessieling, fuiyoh.
I am floating ^-^
huisia said,
December 2, 2008 @ 1:20 pm
tamago pan? how does it look like??
huisia said,
December 2, 2008 @ 1:21 pm
oh, i got the picture 🙂
Annie Q said,
December 2, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
nice sushi!!! I want to place my order can ar?? 🙂
chinnee said,
December 10, 2008 @ 9:46 am
wah…so niceeee!!!!!!