Maki

To make maki, place a sheet of nori (or half a sheet for thinner maki) on a sushi mat. With wet hands, take a small handful of rice and spread it along the nori. Do not use too much rice or it will spill out when you roll it up. You need to leave 1 cm (½ in) nori uncovered along the lower edge (the one you start rolling from) and 3 cm (1¼ in) on the top edge (furthest away from you). Add your c