TEMAKI SUSHI

INGREDIENTS (for 4 pieces):

4 cups Sushi rice
4 Takuan - Japanese pickles; cut thin strips
2 Nori Sea Weed
Soy sauce
1 tbsp Rice vinegar
3 tbsp Water
To serve: soy sauce, wasabi paste, pickled ginger

available at Asian grocers or amazon

PREPARATION:

1. Cut (toasted) nori sheets in half crosswise.

2. Lay 1/2 sheet of the nori, the shiny-side down on a counter.

3. Combine rice vinegar and water, and moisten your hands with this hand vinegar to keep the rice from sticking to your hands as you work the sushi.

4. Spread about 1 cup of sushirice on 3/4 of the nori closest to you, in a layer about 1/4-inch thick, spreading it to the edges.

5. Lay 1/4 of the pickle slices across the center of the nori. Now roll gently, using the fingers and palms of both hands.

6. Eat immediately and without cutting - serve the soy sauce as
a dipping sauce.

7. This recipe yields 4 rolls or 4 servings.