California Rolls

As keeping with tradition, I am trying new things. I usually don't like fishy things, but I wondered if I would react to imitation crab. So we gave it a shot. I made my very first set of Sushi rolls, and while they were not beautiful, it was lots of fun!

During the end of our working day, we started to get really hungry, so we started talking dinner. Soon it was made into a plan to have a sushi night. Malia was in charge of the rice- and it was amazing. Her family is well versed in Japanese food, so it was all out. Made in a Japanese rice cooker, covered in a vinegar sauce to make it shiny- it was all perfect.

I helped slice the vegetables. I ate more of the avocado than we put in the rolls, but it was so good that I couldn't stop! It was really hard to get the cucumber sliced thin enough, but it was all okay, because by the time the California rolls are made, you don't even know what is in there.

By the time that we actually had the food ready, we had all snacked so much that we weren't really hungry. A pinch of rice stolen here, eat a spoon full of avocado there, and the other girls were making free standing rolls. Elena put a little dab of rice on her cutting board, covered it with a clump of avocado and some crab- smashed it together and ate it. It made me laugh.

We also made pot stickers/Gyoza that we ate super fast. I tried the soy and Wasabi. I LOVED IT.

All over it was a fun night of firsts for me. I don't mind trying new things, I just need to be given the chance to learn.