Good morning, everyone.
Three great days to celebrate today. We had an old white 1963 Plymouth Belvedere station wagon that we referred to as The Old White Ghost. When I learned to drive, that is the car I was allowed to drive. My dad bought a used Pontiac Bonneville that we called Bonny. I liked that one because it was a sedan.
Nothing much is on the agenda today besides walking and packing, both for the move and the cruise. At the rate I am going, I will have most of the house packed up before I leave on the cruise. That will help for when I get back.
We have had today's meal before. The pictures all looked familiar and I checked my picture file and they were all there. First, a little background. Temaki sushi, also known as hand rolled sushi, is a popular casual Japanese food.
The conelike form of temaki incorporates rice, specially prepared seaweed called nori, and a variety of fillings known as neta. In Japanese culinary tradition, the word sushi actually refers to the specially prepared rice which forms the base of all sushi dishes, ranging from nigiri sushi to plain bowls of rice with scattered toppings. In Japanese, the term maki refers to any type of sushi roll incorporating nori, while te means hand. While most maki sushi is rolled by hand to some extent, temaki is considered to be much more of a hands-on food, as it is prepared and eaten with the hands rather than using tools such as chopsticks and sushi mats.
Temaki starts with a sheet of nori, which is usually cut in half to make it more manageable. The cook scoops a small amount of sushi rice onto the nori and follows with neta of choice before rolling it tightly up into a cone which can be held easily in the hand and dipped into sauces. Traditionally, temaki is eaten by hand, because it would be ungainly with chopsticks, and quickly, because the nori will start to soften and turn rubbery from the ingredients if allowed to sit too long.
Temaki can be filled with any sort of neta imaginable: fresh fish, tempura vegetables, fresh vegetables, grilled tofu or fish, or even fried eggs. Because of the casual hand held nature of the food, many families simply arrange a tray of neta, sushi rice, and nori, allowing family members and guests to make temaki rolls to taste. In addition to the filling, a variety of dipping sauces and condiments such as soy sauce, ponzu sauce, pickled ginger, and wasabi are set out.
https://www.foodrepublic.com/2015/10/13/what-is-temaki-and-is-it-the-next-big-trend/
I would probably like this with the cooked fish or even the scrambled eggs. I'd use very little rice because of the effects on blood sugar. https://www.justonecookbook.com/temaki-sushi-hand-roll/
Temaki is really one of those make it your own dishes. One last idea: https://www.tasteatlas.com/temaki/recipe
Wishing you all a wonderful day. Special thoughts for those who are recovering from Ian and Fiona.