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Vegetarian Makizushi
I wanted to see if I could construct a makizushi that had lots of flavour, but I think the result was too odd even for my tastes. If it wasn’t for the lumpia this bento would of been vegetarian, so just imagine that it is. Top tier contents: vegetarian makizushi (roast capsicum, pickled jalepeno, spring […]
Double Crabstick Makizushi
I didn’t quite plan well in advance for this lunch – and Yvan’s doesn’t look too much different from this too. One thing I do know is there are some things we need to use, and so they are fodder when I’m out of ideas and am in the mood for makizushi. Top tier contents: […]
Four Seas Makizushi
After the housewarming, I had a leftover kiwfruit which enabled me to recreate the first ever time I came across a kiwifruit sushi roll and a ‘four-seas’ roll. With the salad leaves in the garden established, I also nicked some for a simple side salad. And it couldn’t of been a proper housewarming without a […]
Tri-colour Hosomaki
Hosomaki is supposed to be the easiest roll type (excluding temaki) as it has very little fillings, but I find it perhaps the benchmark in rolling. The perfect roll has the ingredients exactly in the center of the roll and if possible, little rice. Making hosomaki makes me itch for larger rolls, or a large […]
Plum Mon Makizushi
When I was given a copy of The Encyclopedia of Sushi Rolls one of the first things that captured me were the ‘mon’ rolls. I’ve always been envious that family crests exist for some people around the world, in particular the simple elegance of the mon. When I committed to do this roll, I needlessly […]
Salmon Pig Sushi
A look through a book like Hana Sushi really inspires me to do more difficult makizushi, but to find the appropriate ingredients which complement each other and to act as a palette is somewhat a daunting task. The amusing thing is that there is no pork in this lunch at all – the pink of […]
Round & Square Sushi
I thought I’d send off Yvan with a lunch – an activity I did more often in the apartment. However, I’ve learnt a few more things since then so it took some convincing before he consented. I tried putting in as many things that can be picked up with picks or hands but I couldn’t […]
Basic Lumpia
Not feeling so inspired, I thought of clearing the freezer of more my lumpia. Also not feeling too healthy I tried mixing brown and white short grain rice. Instead of sauce, I intended the tomatoes to replace it, while the herbs and radish be eaten as a simple salad. Lunch contents: white and brown rice […]
Home-grown Tomato
Our tomatoes are unhappy with the backyard: far too little sunlight reaches it shaded by neighbour’s fences or trees. The ones that have grown to maturity have been seeming to be the fodder for wildlife so we decided to pull up one of the plants and harvest what we could. Seeing there weren’t many ripe […]
Sweet Bean Sprout Stirfry
To try something a little different, I tried omitting the spice component in kimpira to stirfry the bean sprouts. They turned out a little sweet – since I used mirin. The sorrel was a good addition to add a little zing to this though. Lunch contents: fried rice with chives, hijiki, carrot, sorrel leaf, bean […]