Golden Sweet Sushi

Students always call this small, barrel-shaped, golden-brown sushi “dessert sushi,” because of its sweet flavor. The sushi rice itself is not sweetened, but it is packed in fried thin tofu that is simmered in a sweet liquid.

For this preparation, purchase a special type of fried thin tofu called inari-age. This type is easy to open into a pocket. If inari-age is unavailable, ordinary abura-age (fried thin tofu) will do, with care.

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