Utensils for sushi - sushi rolling

Sept. 28, 2012 - PRLog -- Rice is the main cereal crop in Asia, home to more than half of humanity. The earliest sources that mention of rice cultivation in Japan, belong to the II century BC. e. Rice - the heart of Japanese cooking. Not surprisingly, many things Japanese utensils were invented specifically for the processing and cooking of rice.

Rice

in Japan is traditionally cooked rice over an open fire, using o'kama - cast-iron pot with a rounded bottom and a "skirt," designed to send heat to the bottom of the boiler. Cooked rice shifted into a deep wooden box with lid o'hitsu from which the figure laid out in cups. Modern electric rice cooker can keep rice warm all day.

CONTAINER FOR RICE

Wooden o'hitsu was once an indispensable accessory of every kitchen, but with the advent of electric rice cookers it gradually turns into a fashion accessory of modern kitchens. In o'hitsu shift ready boiled rice and it also store rice, the remainder of the meal. In a wooden container, rice can not stay warm all day, but the wood absorbs excess moisture and at the same time does not allow the rice to dry.

Spatula


Hera or syamodzi (wooden spatula) - about to be used for obsushivaniya cooked rice, as well as to clean liquid products through a sieve.
TAZ for sushi

in this basin, which in Japanese is called Khandan or hangiri, rice, intended for sushi, mixed with vinegar mixture. This utensil is almost always made ​​of Japanese cypress wood, porous enough to absorb excess moisture.
Before using the basin must be filled with cold water, and just before you make sushi, drain, give it to drain and then wiped bowl with a cloth soaked in vinegar, not to get water into the rice. After using a basin to wash, dryand only then remove the cabinet.

If you regularly cook sushi, the wooden bowl you very useful: it can not only mix the rice, and serve it to the table. If you are preparing the land only occasionally, the Japanese pelvis can replace common large bowl, although it does not absorb moisture.

Mat for sushi (Macy)


Macy's can not do without if you prepare nori-maki (sushi wrapped in nori seaweed leaves). In addition, Macy's can be useful for squeezing water from a boiled salad vegetables before you water them dressing. There are two main types of Macy's. One, about the size of 22x20 cm, made ​​of flat pale green bamboo sticks, suitable for rolling sushi.
The other, a little bit more, from triangular or round sticks, used when you need to decorate sushi rolls patterns of embossed lines, or for preparing tamagoyaki (thick egg omelet).

Wooden form

Sources : http://makesushi.org