Craving california rolls SO BAD!!!

[Shanti]

Why is it when I'm pregnant, the desire for my favorite Cali rolls from Sumo Japanese is soooooo strong!!?!

I am having a hard time eating anything the last 3 weeks but I reckon a Cali or two would go down sooooo well!!

I avoided all rolls last pg. I just want one!!! Gahhh!

Hmm maybe I need to make it myself at home, but will it taste good????

[PumpkinZulu]

Can't help you, I'm craving them too LOL! Wonder how fiddly they'd be...

[Arcadia]

I eat sushi rolls all the time...I just choose vegetarian fillings like avo and tofu and cucumber. I thought it was just all the raw fish we're supposed to avoid?

Meh, I've had all of it this pg. I have runny eggs a lot, rare meat, deli meat too.. As long as it has been made fresh and hasn't been sitting there all day...

If its a good sushi place they might make it fresh for you?

[Shanti]

I think i might head to a japanese grocer tomorrow and get all ingredients!

Can u get them all at coles i wonder...

Arcadia.... Not sure? I suppose getting sushi first thing when it opens to ensure Freshest?

[Arimeh]

Its because of the rice I think that we can't have it - we don't know how long the rice has been sitting there, when it was prepared, and it breeds bacteria or something.

I think they would taste lovely if you made them yourself.

[Beach Mama]

Coles should have everything you need hun in the Asian section! Have fun making them, the bonus of making them at home is you get to put whatever you want in them!!

[feeb]

As Arimeh's eden allready said it is the rice that is the problem, its high risk for growing bacteria.

[rufalina]

I hear you girls... All i wanted was a salmon sushi rolls when I was pg both times... DH had STRICT orders to run out and get them for me as soon as possible after I gave birth... And man those were good when I got them... Hang in there...

[Jennie13]

Yep coles has it all I have tuna, avacado & cucumber Ive been having so much lately! its a bit fidly the first few times, but once u get the hang of it, you get heaps done really quick!!!

good luck!!

[Janie]

The trick with making them is to get the rice right......make sure you look up how to make it Enjoy! Homemade nori rolls are delish!

[Mum2Romone]

I'm going to Coles now....

Does anyone know whether you can have tinned tuna in pregnancy ? How would you make the tuna filling I'm so silly ?

[ubba82]

Yep, tinned tuna is fine! Get the sandwich tuna - its more mushy than flakey, iykwim?
Enjoy!

[RainbowBrite]

I always made them fresh when pregnant...and even now occasionally.
They where yummo and not to hard to make once you get used to it.
My then 13 year old son used to make them for me too
Have fun

[New Dawn]

I am bad and eat them anyway but you can buy the kits from both coles and woolies so it comes with everything you need even the little matt too help you roll them... my winkies love helping me make them... I ate tin tuna while pregnant but like I said I was bad and ate most things this time around

[Roryrory]

didn't have them with the first - by the third I had them plus brie and smoked meats.....

[lozzy_mac]

oooh I made these the other night! it was just the best thing ever after avoiding them for so long! (and even having to order udon noodles while watching my friends scoff down the sushi train!)
I made them extra unhealthy by adding lots of kewpie mayo. *droool* I love that stuff! Was so thrilled to find it in coles!

when you get back from coles...

make your sushi rice according to packet instructions (wash it well first, so use a little less water)
add the sushi seasoning (you can make it out of sushi vinegar, sugar and salt, or buy it in a bottle)
spread seasoned rice out on a tray (not metal) and cool it down with electric fan or by fanning it with something

get your seaweed sheet carefully onto the bamboo matt. spoon a few big tablespoons of rice onto to seaweed
wet your fingers (really well!) from a bowl containing water with a splash of sushi vinegar
press the rice out about 0.5-1cm thick (try to make it even) on the seaweed, leaving about 2 cm at the top

in a line at the bottom of the rice, spread your fillings (not too much or it wont close) I used cucumber and tinned tuna mixed with mayo (tinned tuna is safe but dont eat it too often in your week cos of mercury buildup)
roll really tightly using your mat. Its like rolling up a sleeping bag, best if you sort of tuck as you roll. The first bit is the trickiest.

use a lot of water/vinegar mix on your spare cm of seaweed to stick it down to the roll
the trick i tried this time was to wet my hands and rub it all over the outside of the finished roll. This softened the seaweed a bit more and stopped it being too tough on the outside.

serve with mayo and soy (and wasabi if you're that way inclined!

Y.U.M!!!
(ok now I'm totally going to have that again this week!)

[Mum2Romone]

thanks ladies, they were out of seaweed.... Oh well I'll try later in the week, I must satisfy this craving lol

[Mum2SweetCs]

Hey M2R you can make them without the seaweed by rolling the rice in sesame. I hvent made them before but ive seen them at the shops

i think they call it the inside out rolls?