
It is very easy for the new cook or the hobbyist to think of sushi ingredients as exotic and highly unattainable. Actually, because of the phenomenon called globalization, most if not all of these ingredients are available in Asian stores or in the imported foods section of large groceries. Perhaps all that is needed is for wannabe sushi chefs to take a closer look at the stuff sushi is made of.
1. Of all sushi ingredients, sushi rice is the most common. This is made simply by cooking short-grain rice then flavoring it while hot with rice vinegar or rice wine vinegar flavored with a little sugar, salt and dashi.2. Nori is the dark seaweed...