Rice Ovals Topped with Salmon

Throughout Japan, and increasingly in the West, sushi restaurants are filled with patrons devoted to ovals of vinegared rice topped with fresh raw fish—a delicacy known as nigiri-zushi. The necessity of using impeccably fresh fish and seafood, plus the deftness required in handling the seasoned rice, makes restaurant-style nigiri-zushi a difficult dish to produce at home. But here is a tasty variation that will work very well for the non-professional. A damp cloth can h