Log Cabin Sushi

Name: Log Cabin Sushi
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 half-sheets nori; crispness is not required; 1 cup sakana no oboro (sweet fish flakes) or finely minced nuts such as peanuts or walnuts; 1 cup sakana no oboro (sweet fish flakes) or finely minced nuts such as peanuts or walnuts; 1 cup sakana no oboro (sweet fish flakes) or finely minced nuts such as peanuts or walnuts; 6 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice; Fourteen ½-inch-square x 4-inch-long cucumber sticks; 6 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into fourteen ½-inch-square x 4-inch-long sticks; ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon toasted black sesame seeds; 1 cup sakana no oboro (sweet fish flakes) or finely minced nuts such as peanuts or walnuts

Preparation info

Makes
7
log cabin rolls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Sushi Experience

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2006

About

Sushi rolls are round, but by shaping the upper part of the roll into a triangle, you can form a roll with a long peaked roof. This sushi is wonderful to make for children’s birthday parties. Their friends will be amazed at what you and your child can do with sushi rice!

Ingredients

Fourteen ½-inch-square x 4-inch-long cucumber sticks
6 ounces

Asia
Japan
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Birthday

Method

Line up all the ingredients—cucumber, cheddar cheese, sesame seeds, and sweet fish flakes—on a tray. Follow the techniques described in the Master Recipe for Classic California Roll. After making a roll, place the bamboo rolling mat on top of the roll, pinch the top part of the roll, moving from left to right, and form it into a triangular shape. Ma