The Bolins love sushi. Sometimes we're out of control and consume ridiculous quantities of this magical food. It's one of our favs. Prior to last night, we had never actually MADE our own, so this week's new activity was sushi making.
It was a very involved process, even though the websites and cookbooks make it look so easy! We purchased a bamboo mat and spoon so that we could have an authentic sushi rolling experience - all this really did for us was make us feel a tiny bit cooler. We wish we'd had some sweet headbands to top off the project. The kitchen was a MESS by the time we actually got to the rolling portion. Mr. Bolin was fantastic about helping out here. :) Special thanks to our dear friend Sarah who did a fab job with the veggies. Oh, and brosef Shawn enjoyed the fruits of our labor and was very generous with the compliments.
The menu ended up consisting of the following:
- Miso Soup
- Edamame
- Tuna rolls
- Shrimp rolls
- Smoked salmon rolls (side note - apparently no one in Omaha carries sushi-grade salmon so we had to go with smoked)
- Saki and Japanese beer
Everything was delicioso. I had a blast (so I'm easily amused). When I finally made the perfect roll, you would have thought I had produced some incredible piece of art. No, just sushi, but it was awesome.
This week's Bolin Adventure was fun. It definitely gave us a new appreciation for the sushi masters at the fab Sushi Japan.
Bolin Awesomeness Rating: B B B B B
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