Battleship Sushi

Kodomo gunkan

Preparation info
  • Makes

    30

    gunkan sush
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Sushi Experience

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2006

  • About

Gunkan means “battleship”. At a sushi bar restaurant, this special style of nigiri-zushi is made in order to hold together topping ingredients that are loose and shapeless, such as sea urchin, salmon roe, and chopped tuna. It also makes a wonderful sushi container in which to pack foods that kids love, such as egg or tuna salad. It is important to note that the nori, which surrounds the sushi rice ball and supports the topping ing