Uses for a sushi mat other than making sushi [closed]
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I recently tried sushi for the first time by making it myself. While I loved the rice and insides, I sadly did not like the flavor of the seaweed. I don’t think I will make sushi for myself in the future. (I will, however, be making lots of other ‘sushi’ like recipes!)
Because of this, I now have a sushi mat that I don’t have much use for. So is there anything I can do with my mat (cooking or otherwise) other than make sushi?
Best Answer
Jelly roll, spring roll, joconde, meat roll, etc.
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What are sushi mats used for?
In Japanese cooking, a makisu (\u5dfb\u304d\u7c3e) is a mat woven from bamboo and cotton string that is used in food preparation. Makisu are most commonly used to make a kind of rolled sushi called makizushi (\u5dfb\u304d\u5bff\u53f8), but they are also used to shape other soft foods such as omelets, and to squeeze excess liquid out of food.What can I use instead of a sushi mat?
Use a piece of parchment paper that's bigger than your sheet of nori by a few inches on the top and bottom (this will give you leverage when rolling). Or you can use a sushi mat!Can I wash my sushi mat?
To clean, simply rinse this bamboo sushi mat with hot water and air dry after use.How I Wrap My Sushi Mat, Professional Way
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Answer 2
You can use them as place mat or table mat, depending on the size.
Or as mentioned in the comments, sushi like rolls of rice with little or no seaweed.
There are 'sushi' kind of rolls, uramaki according to the comment by @Joe, where the nori is on the inside, just outside the fish and/or vegetables, but you can make rolls which have no nori at all.
Sushi is blobs of rice with fish, omlette or even vegetables on top, with a strip of nori to keep them together. You can make those without the nori as well, especially if you do not need to transport them.
For those who do not like (or for other reasons eat) fish, there are fish free versions. Vegetarian or vegan, or with meat replacing fish.
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