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Japan:
1.Sushi
Ingredients
• Small bamboo mat (makisu) for preparing sushi
• Dry seaweed sheets (nori)
• Bowl of water to which 1 Tablespoon vinegar has been added
• Wasabi (dried horseradish powder)
• Strips of avocado, cucumber, carrot, or other vegetable
• Cooked shrimp or crab meat (or frozen imitation crabmeat, thawed)
Procedure
1. Place a sheet of nori (dry seaweed), shiny side down, on the makisu (bamboo mat).
2. Wet your right hand (or left hand, if you are left-handed) in the bowl of vinegar water, and
use it to scoop up a ball of rice.
3. Spread the rice out in an even layer on one side of the nori .
4. Sprinkle a line of wasabi (horseradish powder) down the center of the rice.
5. Arrange the strips of vegetables and seafood over the line of wasabi .
6. Using the mat to support the nori , lift one end of the mat to gently roll the nori over the
rice and other ingredients.
7. Use gentle pressure to compact the rice and other ingredients so that they hold together.
8. Continue rolling until a long cylinder is formed, completely encased in nori .
9. Carefully slice through the nori and other ingredients to make the bites of sushi .
10. Serve immediately so the nori will still be crispy.
2.Onigiri (Rice Ball)
Ingredients
• 2 cups cooked rice
• Salt
• Pickled plums, cut into small, bite-sized pieces
• Cooked salmon, cut into small, bite-sized pieces
• Dry seaweed sheets (nori), cut into strips
Procedure
1. Cook rice according to directions on package. Allow to cool slightly.
2. Have a bowl of lukewarm water handy.
3. Dip clean hands into water, and then sprinkle salt on wet hands.
4. Place a small mound of rice (about 2 Tablespoons) in the palm of your hand.
5. Press a piece of pickled plum or cooked salmon into the mound of rice.
6. Toss the mound back and forth between wet, salted hands to form a triangular mound, with
the filling item in the center.
7. Wrap mound in a dry seaweed strip.
Russia:
1.Bliny (Russian Pancakes)
Ingredients