Sushi - Advice Req.

[Chief Ryback]

What is the best rice to use for making Maki rolls?

[Kumagoro]

To make any sushi, Japanese short grain sushi rice from niigata would be the best (according to the japanese that is)

If you can be arsed go to london and go to either the japan centre (picadilly) or arigatou (*soho) . There you can find rice from japan which will be really expensive or they will have a japanese variety rice from america or australia. If you ask one of the assistants they will sort you out. Also if you buy from 'japan centre' you can buy raw tuna and salmon. Chu toro, tuna, is really nice. but personally i think tuna and salmon are best as sashimi. Plus you can get decent soy sauce for sushi which tastes much better, wasabi and mirin or sushi rice vinegar. Also you can get some other things to put in your makizushi like takuan (pickled daikon: already sliced into thick slices would be best the whole ones have less taste) which is nice or you could make some natto which is in my opinion absolutly rank (fermented soya beans).

I dont know what kind of shops there are in bristol but if there are some just buy the sushi rice. Also at the uni they might have a asia food shop visiting every couple of weeks they did at my uni.

Now if all you have is tesco or sainsbury then they still might sell some sushi rice i know that sell yutaka (i think it was that company) in tesco.

If you cant find that then your last resort is pudding rice which is short grain rice and works pretty well, youll find it in the pudding section i expect.

Whatever you do dont use american long grain and definately use a rice cooker.

[directhex]

i've found thai rice can work relatively well, if need be

[Chief Ryback]

Thanks guys - Found some Japanese rice at my local chinese supermarket - Made the Sushi all up on Sunday and it turned out a treat although i think i may have overdone it on the salt.

Cheers