Some chefs and avid sushi makers can get by without using a mat.
Make sushi without bamboo mat.
Start by making the perfect sticky sushi rice or try this brown rice version and chopping up your veggies of choice.
If you are making multiple rolls make sure you use a new sheet every time for wrapping.
To create the tight roll of the sushi sushi chefs traditionally use a bamboo mat.
Then add 2 tbsp of sugar and a dash of salt.
Roll rice into a sheet of nori seaweed and you have sushi.
It comes with a durable bamboo mat as well as a sushi bazooka knife.
However this entails skill and expertise.
That s why i learned to make it myself which is not only super cheap but also quite easy to do.
Why use a bamboo mat.
Rolling sushi is an art form and without the proper tools it can be challenging to do.
So if you re a beginner and preparing at home a bamboo sushi mat will come handy.
The flexibility of the bamboo and silicone allows the layered ingredients to be rolled.
Typically sushi is rolled using a bamboo or silicone mat.
The home cook who does not have specialty sushi making supplies at his or her disposal must find an alternative means of holding the ingredients together to make a sushi roll.
While i ve tried making the more traditional sushi with the proper rice seasoning and a makeshift mat it s a lot of work.
If you are craving for sushi but do not have a bamboo mat to give shape to your sushi consider trying cooking or baking paper instead.
We personally recommend the fungyand sushi making kit.
I ve realized that sushi can be made a lot faster without any of these things and still taste great.
By applying some gentle pressure make it into a compact and neat sushi roll without a bamboo mat.
First you will cook your rice.
How to make sushi without a mat.
Traditionally sushi is assembled by laying down a sheet of nori sushi s seaweed wrapper atop a bamboo mat known as a makisu which helps the chef roll compress and form the heaping of rice.
Add short grain rice to a pot at a 2 1 ratio of rice to water 2 cups of rice and 1 cup of water for 3 5 rolls of sushi.
We don t have access to much sushi grade seafood in the midwest so i most often stick with veggies.