Sushi Review – Homemade Sushi

We’ve seen the pros do it—how hard could it be to make our own sushi?

Aiden Garrigan and Slone Miller-Petznick

December 13, 2023

For our final sushi review of 2023, instead of our normal restaurant review, we decided to attempt to make our own sushi. We felt that after various months of sushi critiquing, we would be somewhat qualified to create sushi of our own.

As getting every item for the sushi rolls wasn’t an easy option for us, we opted into buying two sushi making kits from Blue Sushi, a restaurant we previously reviewed. Each box comes with premade sushi rice, edamame, nori, and a wide array of raw to smoked seafoods.

Below is the full process and reflection of the Blue Sushi kits.

Blue Sushi Box Step-by-Step

Step One: Layering

The first step was laying down the nori (seaweed) onto the bamboo mat. Next, placing a small line of sushi rice down over the nori. In this roll, Philadelphia Roll, it consists of cucumber and cream cheese on the inside, and topped with smoked salmon. We recommend, if you do this, to not overload the rice and to use ingredients sparingly as we learned the roll will definitely not close if too many things are added.

Step 2: Rolling

The next step in the process is rolling the sushi into the correct shape. By folding the bamboo over the open roll and making sure the two opposite sides of nori connect. As pictured, the smoked salmon being cut goes on top of the roll.

Step 3: Cutting

Finally, the last step was to lay the salmon on top of the roll and cut it into pieces. To improve the presentation of the plate, we added ginger and wasabi, along with some garnish.

Step 4: Enjoy!

In reflection, we highly recommend anyone wanting to attempt to make sushi to start with a kit like this. The only drawbacks we noticed was a lack of specific raw ingredients, and sushi rolling mats. Other than that, this kit makes ingredients easy to use and doesn’t require master knife skills. It is perfect for an entry level cook. As it may seem intimidating at first to make your own sushi, all of us quickly got a hang of it, after a few errors, and had an enjoyable time. Although we went on our own with recipes, each kit comes with a manual with a link to video instruction of you would like. It is also important to point out that the ingredients provided are of good quality. Kits go for around $87, which may seem expensive but you do get your money’s worth.

We look forward to seeing your next your for what’s next to come with food reviews!

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Sushi Review – Homemade Sushi

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